Record Number: 25367

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

From the 1806-1840 Commonplace book of an unknown reader. Transcription of lines by '"Maria Blanche - eldest daughter of Madame de Grignan. She became a Nun in the Convent of St Marie D'Aix and died there at the age of 62."' The lines read: '"Would you know a soldiers life, it is this, when the army is on the march, we work like horses, when it halts nothing can exceed our idleness. We are always in extremes. For three or four days perhaps we do not close our eyes or else for three or four days we never quit our beds; we feast, or we starve."'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

unknown

Country:

England

Time

n/a

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:

anon

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

unknown

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

unknown

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Marie Blanche de Grignan

Title:

unidentified

Genre:

Geography / Travel, description of military life

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

25367

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

n/a

Title:

Lady's Commonplace book, Garrow 1823

Location:

Private Collection

Call No:

CP1

Page/Folio:

n/a

Citation:

anon, Lady's Commonplace book, Garrow 1823 Private Collection, p. CP1, p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=25367, accessed: 18 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None