| Evidence: | Harriet, Countess Granville to her brother, the Duke of Devonshire, 25 November 1842:
'You have no idea of the amusement of reading De Brosses over again here [Rome]. His levity is atrocious, his want of principle revolting, and yet his fun, his perfect simplicity, his good-natured malice and joyous recklessness, make him an enchanting companion.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Nov 1842 and 25 Nov 1842 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Italy | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Rome | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Harriet Countess Granville |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | Aug 1785 |
| Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
| Occupation: | Diplomat's wife |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | Italy |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | De Brosses |
| Title: | Lettres Historiques et Critiques sur l'Italie |
| Genre: | Essays / Criticism, History, Geography / Travel |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 27017 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Harriet Countess Granville | |
| Editor: | F. Leveson Gower | |
| Title: | Letters of Harriet, Countess Granville 1810-1845 | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1894 | |
| Vol: | 2 | |
| Page: | 341 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Harriet Countess Granville, F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet, Countess Granville 1810-1845 (London, 1894), 2, p. 341, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27017, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
| Text title supplied by source ed. at p.341 n.1. |
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