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Record Number: 27189


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Lady Caroline Lamb to John Murray (1816): 'They say a black mare of mine (not the one I ride, but a beautiful one) has broken its back. This is all the news I have, except that the Morning Chronicle disgusts me, and that I wish a little enthusiasm for victories and commanders were allowed.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 5 Nov 1816 and 31 Dec 1816

Country:

n/a

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Lady Caroline Lamb

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

The Morning Chronicle

Genre:

Politics, Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

1817

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

27189

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Smiles

Editor:

n/a

Title:

A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1891

Vol:

1

Page:

379-380

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray (London, 1891), 1, p. 379-380, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=27189, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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