Record Number: 27554
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
1 November 1879: 'We left Bruges by an early train, the express, joining the steamer at Ostend, and had a beautiful passage home reading Disraeli's pamphlet, which has given me great pleasure, especially by his descriptions of the scenes [in Syria and Cyprus] that Enid [reader's daughter] had been lately visiting.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:1 Nov 1879
Country:n/a
Timen/a
Place:other location: On board steamer, on the English Channel
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:1812
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:n/a
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
also known as Lady Charlotte Guest. Nee Charlotte Bertie
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:pamphlet [featuring descriptions of Syria and Cyprus]
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Pamphlet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27554
Source:Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Editor:Earl of Bessborough
Title:Lady Charlotte Schreiber. Extracts from her Journal 1853-1891
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1952
Vol:n/a
Page:158
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Earl of Bessborough (ed.), Lady Charlotte Schreiber. Extracts from her Journal 1853-1891, (London, 1952), p. 158, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27554, accessed: 25 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Lady Charlotte's daughter Enid Layard had been accompanying her husband, Henry Layard, who was the British Ambassador to Turkey, on travels mentioned.
