Record Number: 10020

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

?for Hamlet & the trifling of his favour Hold it a fashion and a Toy in blood; A violet in the youth of primy nature Forward not permanent ? sweet not lasting The perfume and suppliance of a minute No more ?.. [Lamb?s own ellipses] Rest not perturb?d spirit? [writing in another direction on the other half of the sheet she continues] ?O dear Ophelia wherefore doubt me --I have not art to win thee but this I know I love thee best O most best ? believe it adieu. Hamlet?

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1814 and 31 Dec 1814

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Lady Caroline Lamb

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

13 Nov 1785

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

socialite, novelist, influential member of the Whig political elite

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

(n?e Ponsonby)

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Text Being Read:

Author:

William Shakespeare

Title:

Hamlet

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

10020

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Lady Caroline Lamb (n?e Ponsonby)

Title:

n/a

Location:

John Murray Archive

Call No:

Acc.12604/4144A

Page/Folio:

unfoliated

Citation:

Lady Caroline Lamb (n?e Ponsonby), John Murray Archive, p. Acc.12604/4144A, p. unfoliated, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=10020, accessed: 04 December 2023

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Additional Comments:

The first quote is Laertes from Act I Scene III; the second is a slightly misquoted letter from Hamlet from Act II Scene II. Transcribed by Lindsey Eckert.