Record Number: 12614
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Ever since I have read "Rudolph of Wertenberg" I have more pleasure when I walk round this country, as it makes me remember on all that has happen in former times in this part of Switzerland, of which I have been well informed by that book; which I read with the greatst Satisfaction - and that I shall not forget So Soon'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1779 and 22 Aug 1794
Country:Switzerland
Timen/a
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:19 Apr 1779
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Catholic
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Switzerland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Rudolph of Wertenberg
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:12614
Source:n/a
Editor:Anne Fremantle
Title:The Wynne Diaries
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1935
Vol:I
Page:261
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Anne Fremantle (ed.), The Wynne Diaries (London, 1935), I, p. 261, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12614, accessed: 19 April 2024
Additional Comments:
I have not been able to find a book of this title. NB in 1794, April, Betsey says that she has turned sixteen - this would make her birth date 1778, not 1779 - but Fremantle gives it as 1779.
