Record Number: 4717

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'[Lady Frances Balfour's] father and mother both read poetry aloud ...'

Century:

1800-1849, 1850-1899

Date:

Between 30 May 1824 and 25 May 1878

Country:

n/a

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:

Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

30 May 1824

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Society Hostess

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

poetry

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

4717

Source:

Print

Author:

Kate Flint

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Woman Reader 1837-1914

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1993

Vol:

n/a

Page:

213

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Kate Flint, The Woman Reader 1837-1914, (Oxford, 1993), p. 213, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4717, accessed: 07 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None