| Evidence: | 'Like most of those capable of appreciating real literature, Lady Louisa enjoyed novels of almost any description; admitting her taste with unusual frankness:
"I did not read novels when very young, and possibly I like them all the better afterwards; they are like wine to a person not used to them, but I fear I have been a downright dram-drinker, so long have they lost their effect".' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 4 Aug 1851 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Louisa, Lady Stuart |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 12 Aug 1757 |
| 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, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [unknown] |
| Title: | [novels] |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 20361 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Louisa Stuart | |
| Editor: | R. Brimley Johnson | |
| Title: | Letters of Lady Louisa Stuart, The | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1926 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 13 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Louisa Stuart, R. Brimley Johnson (ed.), Letters of Lady Louisa Stuart, The (London, 1926), p. 13, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20361, accessed: 20 June 2013 | |
| The text before the quotation is from Johnson's introduction - the text quoted does not appear to be in one of the letters printed. |
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