Record Number: 30382
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I have found Voltaire's ''Louis XIV. very pleasant and short, leaving out all the battles. Voltaire seems so impressed with his magnanimity and generosity ... V. seems really to forget where the money came from.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Until: 12 Apr 1896
Country:England
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Place:city: Cambridge
specific address: The Grove
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:2 May 1808
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Unitarian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Age of Lewis XIV
Genre:History, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:30382
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Editor:Henrietta Litchfield
Title:Emma Darwin: A Century of Family Letters, 1792-1896
Place of Publication:New York
Date of Publication:1915
Vol:V2
Page:309
Additional Comments:
Letter from Emma Darwin to her daughter Henrietta. 12 April,1896.
Citation:
Henrietta Litchfield (ed.), Emma Darwin: A Century of Family Letters, 1792-1896, (New York, 1915), V2, p. 309, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30382, accessed: 04 May 2024
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