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Record 3159

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
[9 September has problem getting book from] Reading a few pp. of my Paris guide, in French, for the sake of reading French + it being the only book I get.
Century: 1800-1849
Date: 10 Sep 1822
Country: France
Time: morning: Before 10.00 am
Place: city: Calais
specific address: the Lion d'Argent Hotel
other location: hotel
   
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:Anne Lister
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 3 Apr 1791
Socio-economic group: Gentry
Occupation: Heir to land and industrial property at Shibden Hall, near Halifax, Yorks. [inherits 1824]
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: France
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: 'Paris guide'
Genre: Geography / Travel
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: French
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 3159  
Source - Print  
  Author: Anne Lister
  Editor: Helena Whitbread
  Title: I know my own heart: The Diaries of Anne Lister 1791-1840
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1988
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 222
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Anne Lister, Helena Whitbread (ed.), I know my own heart: The Diaries of Anne Lister 1791-1840 (London, 1988), p. 222, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=3159, accessed: 25 April 2024

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