Record Number: 10079

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

[transcibed in what seems to be Lady Caroline's hand]: 'What is Majesty without its externals?-- / by Burke'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 3 Jun 1805 and 26 Jan 1828

Country:

England, Ireland, or France

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Lady Caroline Lamb

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

13 Nov 1785

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

socialite, novelist, inflential member of Whig political elite

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England, Ireland, or France

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

(n?e Ponsonby)

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Edmund Burke

Title:

[unknown]

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Philosophy, Unknown

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

10079

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Lady Caroline Lamb (n?e Ponsonby)

Title:

[commonplace book 2]

Location:

John Murray Archive

Call No:

Acc.12604/4106

Page/Folio:

41v

Additional Information:

This commonplace book is undated. However, given that it is embossed with the initials 'W.L', it seems likely that she began making entries sometime after her marriage to William Lamb. The John Murray Archive is currently re-cataloging all of the Byron papers, so the reference for this manuscript will change.

Citation:

Lady Caroline Lamb (n?e Ponsonby), [commonplace book 2], John Murray Archive, Acc.12604/4106, 41v, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10079, accessed: 03 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

I have been unable to find what text Lady Caroline is referencing here. Transcribed by Lindsey Eckert.