Record Number: 3568

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

"Ford Castle, June 1st (1866). Dear Mr Ruskin. I am reading with delight your Crown of Wild Olives trying to fit the sermon on to myself and be the better for it... Yours sincerely, L. Waterford."

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

unknown

Country:

Probably Britain

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:

Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1818

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Great Lady, painted and drew - charitable work with emphasis on education of poor children

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England (born in Paris, British Embassy)

Country of Experience:

Probably Britain

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Ruskin

Title:

Crown of Wild Olives

Genre:

Social Science

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1866

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

3568

Source:

Print

Author:

John Ruskin

Editor:

Virginia Surtees

Title:

Sublime and Instructive. Letters from John Ruskin to Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford, Anna Blunden and Ellen Heaton.

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1972

Vol:

n/a

Page:

69-70

Additional Comments:

Editor's footnote to letter W 54. Source: Trevelyan Papers, University of Newcastle Library.

Citation:

John Ruskin, Virginia Surtees (ed.), Sublime and Instructive. Letters from John Ruskin to Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford, Anna Blunden and Ellen Heaton., (London, 1972), p. 69-70, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3568, accessed: 07 May 2024

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Additional Comments: