| Evidence: | From John Wilson Croker's Journal of 1818:
'December 7th. [...] The Duchess[of York]'s life is an odd one; she seldom has a female
companion, she is read to all night and falls asleep towards morning, and rises about 3'. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Dec 1818 and 7 Dec 1818 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | night | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Brighton | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Listener: | Duchess of York |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
| Occupation: | Duchess of York |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | unknown |
| Title: | unknown |
| Genre: | Unknown |
| Form of Text: | Print: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 24234 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Louis L. Jennings | |
| Title: | The Croker Papers: The Correspondence and Diaries of The Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker, LL.,D., F.R.S. | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1884 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 122 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Louis L. Jennings (ed.), The Croker Papers: The Correspondence and Diaries of The Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker, LL.,D., F.R.S. (London, 1884), 1, p. 122, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=24234, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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