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Record Number: 20589


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I have seen a letter from a Gentleman in Sweden which proves that her [Madame de Stael's] Anglomania did not first arise on coming to this country. I will try if I can get you a copy of it. Mademoiselle [Albertine] is very much praised in it, but I do not think that we admire her as much as they did in Sweden.' [The letter is included]

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Until: 12 Aug 1813

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London
specific address: Great Russell St

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Anne Romilly

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1773

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

nee Garbett



Text Being Read:

Author:

[unknown]

Title:

[letter to Madame de Stael]

Genre:

Letter

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Letter

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ
read and copied


Source Information:

Record ID:

20589

Source:

Print

Author:

Anne Romilly

Editor:

Samuel Henry Romilly

Title:

Romilly-Edgeworth Letters 1813-1818

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1936

Vol:

n/a

Page:

55

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Anne Romilly, Samuel Henry Romilly (ed.), Romilly-Edgeworth Letters 1813-1818 (London, 1936), p. 55, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=20589, accessed: 25 April 2024


Additional Comments:

year of birth a guess - she was married in Jan. 1794, aged about 24. The gentleman may have been Chevalier Edelcrantz.

   
   
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