Record Number: 24690
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
16 July 1857: 'Sitting alone at breakfast I took up the paper and saw in the military intelligence that Montague [son]'s regiment (2nd Batt. Rifle Brigade) was under orders for the East. For a moment I felt stupefied, then I dropped to my knees and prayed God to shield him from harm and keep him from evil in the strange land. Then I went upstairs to Charley [husband] and had a hearty cry upon his shoulder'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:16 Jul 1857
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:19 May 1819
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
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Country of Origin:England
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:military intelligence column
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Details16 July 1857
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Source Information:
Record ID:24690
Source:Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Editor:Earl of Bessborough
Title:Extracts from her Journal 1853-1891
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1952
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Page:69
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Citation:
Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Earl of Bessborough (ed.), Extracts from her Journal 1853-1891 (London, 1952), p. 69, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=24690, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Lady Charlotte's anxiety heightened by the fact that the Siege of Cawnpore had just taken place in India; see ed.'s remarks on p.69 of source. Ed. also notes that Montague Guest was not sent to India after all, his colonel deciding that at 18 he was still too young (see p.69 in source).
