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Record Number: 27566


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

12 April 1880: 'Towards the evening there came a telegram from Mr. Drysdale, drawing attention to a notice in the Echo. C[harles]. S[chreiber] was out, but I sent for the Echo at once, and when it came it was found to contain a paragraph to the effect that the Liberals at Poole had decided to petition against C. S.'s return. I have not had much peace since.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

12 Apr 1880

Country:

England

Time

evening

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 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:

Title:

report on Liberal petition against return of Charles Schreiber to Parliament

Genre:

Politics, Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

In The Echo

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

27566

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:

167-168

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Earl of Bessborough (ed.), Lady Charlotte Schreiber. Extracts from her Journal 1853-1891 (London, 1952), p. 167-168, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=27566, accessed: 19 April 2024


Additional Comments:

Charles Schreiber had been elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Poole on 31 March 1880. The Liberal petition was ultimately abandoned; see p.168 in source.

   
   
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