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Record 25882

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
Lady Harriet Cavendish to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 12 December 1807: 'I see in the papers today that Lord Granville is set out upon his journey and it is likely, "dans une saison si rude," as Mr. Foster said of his to C. Howard in September, to be about as unpleasant a one as can be performed.'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: 12 Dec 1807
Country: England
Time: n/a
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 Harriet Cavendish
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth Aug 1785
Socio-economic group: Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation: n/a
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

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: report of Lord Granville's embarkation
Genre: Reference / General works
Form of Text: Print: Newspaper
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 25882  
Source - Print  
  Author: n/a
  Editor: Sir George Leveson Gower and Iris Palmer
  Title: Hary-o: The Letters of Lady Harriet Cavendish 1796-1809
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1940
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 268
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Sir George Leveson Gower and Iris Palmer (ed.), Hary-o: The Letters of Lady Harriet Cavendish 1796-1809 (London, 1940), p. 268, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25882, accessed: 16 April 2024

Additional comments:

Lord Granville, Lady Harriet's future husband, was on diplomatic travels.

 

 

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