Record Number: 26484

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Harriet, Countess Granville to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth (October 1821): '"Paestum" was in the "Times" to-day. I have cut it out for Berry, who wished to see it.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Oct 1821 and 31 Oct 1821

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

county: Suffolk

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:

Harriet Countess Granville

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

Aug 1785

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

George Howard

Title:

Paestum

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

In the Times

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

26484

Source:

Print

Author:

Harriet Countess Granville

Editor:

F. Leveson Gower

Title:

Letters of Harriet Countess Granville 1810-1845

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1894

Vol:

1

Page:

217

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Harriet Countess Granville, F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet Countess Granville 1810-1845, (London, 1894), 1, p. 217, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26484, accessed: 13 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

'Paestum' had been awarded the Newdigate prize for student poets at Oxford University.