Evidence: | 'Do not suppose, however, that I am at present reading the ["Bride of Lammermoor" and "Legend of Montrose"] for the first time. I have had it by heart these five weeks. It possesses the same power of captivating the attention as its predecessors; one may find this or that fault but who does not read on? The Master of Ravenscroft is perhaps the best [italics] lover [end italics] the author ever drew; and oh! how glad I was to hear the true notes of the old lyre in Annot Lyle's matin song!' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jul 1819 and 11 Aug 1819 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London specific address: Gloucester Place |
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Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Louisa, Lady Stuart |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 12 Aug 1757 |
Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
Occupation: | n/a |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Walter Scott |
Title: | Legend of Montrose, A |
Genre: | Fiction |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 20429 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Louisa Stuart | |
Editor: | R. Brimley Johnson | |
Title: | Letters of Lady Louisa Stuart, The | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1926 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 158 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Louisa Stuart, R. Brimley Johnson (ed.), Letters of Lady Louisa Stuart, The (London, 1926), p. 158, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20429, accessed: 23 April 2024 |
Letter to Walter Scott |
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