Record Number: 12623
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Rain again and rain forever. I read a great deal of Robertson's "History of Scotland". I cannot forgive Elizabeth's behaviour and though Mary's is very shameful yet I cannot help feeling a sort of partiality for her, a partiality which is a tribute that I pay to her endless misfortunes and which prompts me to think that if Elizabeth had sought protection in Mary's arms she would have found a sure azylum and a hasty succour there. Robertson in giving Mary's character, perfectly expressed what you must feel in reading her history. "You throw a veil over her frailties and faults, and approve of your tears as if they were shed for an object who drew much nearer to protection".'
Century:1700-1799
Date:25 Nov 1796
Country:Italy
Timedaytime
Place:city: Porto Ferrajo
county: Elba
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1780
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Catholic
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The History of Scotland during the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI till his Accession to the Crown of England
Genre:History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:12623
Source:n/a
Editor:Anne Fremantle
Title:The Wynne Diaries
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1937
Vol:II
Page:135
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Anne Fremantle (ed.), The Wynne Diaries, (London, 1937), II, p. 135, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12623, accessed: 04 May 2024
Additional Comments:
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