Record Number: 18406

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I read Lady Morgan's Florence Macarthy. There is originality and genius in all she writes'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

26 Nov 1715

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Rome

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:

Italy

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Sydney, Lady Morgan

Title:

Florence Macarthy: An Irish Tale

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

18406

Source:

Print

Author:

Charlotte Bury

Editor:

A. Francis Steuart

Title:

Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1908

Vol:

II

Page:

5

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Charlotte Bury, A. Francis Steuart (ed.), Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The (London, 1908), II, p. 5, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18406, accessed: 18 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

Publication date of this book appears to be 1818 but date of diary entry seems to be 1815. Chronology is often very vexed in Bury's diary!