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Record Number: 27789


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

1 October 1887: 'Henry [Layard, son-in-law] has given me the revises of a new book on his early travels, which Murray is about to bring out, and I have been reading them over to make any corrections that may strike me. I have gone through them carefully and found many errors. I don't think Spottiswoode prints as he ought to do.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Sep 1887 and 1 Oct 1887

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Venice

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:

Italy

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Henry Layard

Title:

'book on his early travels'

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Print: In proofs from John Murray

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

27789

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:

197

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Earl of Bessborough (ed.), Lady Charlotte Schreiber. Extracts from Her Journal 1853-1891 (London, 1952), p. 197, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=27789, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

Lady Charlotte was staying at the Venice home of her daughter Enid, who was married to the diplomat Henry Layard. She had acquired some knowledge of printing from the activities of her family's private press at Canford; see ed.'s explanation at p.197 in source.

   
   
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