Record Number: 18291

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I asked leave to read to Her Royal Highness, and I began 'Les Malheurs de l'Inconstance'.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 10 Dec 1810 and 10 Feb 1811

Country:

England

Time

afternoon: before 7pm
daytime

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:

Charlotte Bury

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

18 Feb 1775

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

lady in waiting

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

England

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

Princess Caroline, Princess of Wales

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

C.J. Dorat

Title:

Les Malheurs de l'Inconstance

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

18291

Source:

Print

Author:

Lady Charlotte Bury

Editor:

A. Francis Steuart

Title:

Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1908

Vol:

I

Page:

25

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Lady Charlotte Bury, A. Francis Steuart (ed.), Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The (London, 1908), I, p. 25, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18291, accessed: 25 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None