Record Number: 18408
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I am reading Goethe's life. With what enthusiasm he made his journey into Italy. It is pleasant to read or hear of any persons who allow themselves to go beyond the commonplace bounds of hacknied [sic[ feeling, and who dare to think and judge for themselves, independently of the dry maxims laid down by road books'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:Italy
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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: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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[life of Goethe]
Genre:Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18408
Source: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:107-8
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Charlotte Bury, A. Francis Steuart (ed.), Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The (London, 1908), II, p. 107-8, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18408, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Date given is 1871, which is obviously wrong. Reversing it to 1817 is dubious too as she has previously written about reading a book publ. in 1818. Since the chronology is so confused in Bury's diary it is probably safer to say date unknown - 1815-1820. She organised the material long afterwards.
