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Record Number: 27560


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'On her return to London [from Canford, after Christmas 1879] Lady Charlotte, having a very bad cold, hardly left the house for nearly a month. During this time her occupation was typical of her present way of living. She worked at the catalogue of her [ceramics] collections, she superintended the washing of her enamels and the cleaning of her enamel cabinets, she washed china, read Miss Freer's Anne of Austria, Henri III and Jeanne d'Albret and knitted for the benefit of the next expected grandchild.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1880 and 31 Jan 1880

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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 Charlotte Schreiber

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1812

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

also known as Lady Charlotte Guest. Nee Charlotte Bertie



Text Being Read:

Author:

Miss Freer

Title:

Henri III

Genre:

History, Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

27560

Source:

Print

Author:

Lady Charlotte Schreiber

Editor:

Earl of Bessborough

Title:

Lady Charlotte Schreiber. Extracts from her Journal 1853-1891

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1952

Vol:

n/a

Page:

161

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Earl of Bessborough (ed.), Lady Charlotte Schreiber. Extracts from her Journal 1853-1891 (London, 1952), p. 161, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=27560, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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