Record Number: 26434
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Harriet, Countess Granville, to her sister Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 24 September 1810: 'I am in the middle of [Rousseau's] "Emile." I think parts of it excellent, and the foundation of most of what has been since written on the subject of education. The parts I do not like seem to me more ridiculous than immoral [...] I have, however, only read one volume [...] He has too much of looking up to the sky with larmes dans les yeux, which, though it may be a part and certainly is the consequence of sincere and ardent piety -- I mean that sort of grateful emotion one feels in all the pleasures of fine weather and the works of Nature -- is but a sad loophole or dependance for those who consider it as the whole.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Sep 1810 and 24 Sep 1810
Country:England
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Type of Experience(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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:Aug 1785
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Emile (vol. 1)
Genre:Fiction, Education
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
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Source Information:
Record ID:26434
Source:Harriet Countess Granville
Editor:F. Leveson Gower
Title:Letters of Harriet Countess Granville 1810-1845
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1894
Vol:1
Page:16-17
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Harriet Countess Granville, F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet Countess Granville 1810-1845, (London, 1894), 1, p. 16-17, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26434, accessed: 16 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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