Record Number: 27535
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
2 July 1876, from Brussels: 'After I went to bed I read over that wonderful part of Macaulay's History, the death of Charles II, and was quite excited by it, when I dropped asleep about 1 a.m.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jul 1876 and 3 Jul 1876
Country:Belgium
Timen/anight
Place:city: Brussels
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1812
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:Belgium
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
also known as Lady Charlotte Guest. Nee Charlotte Bertie
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:History
Genre:History, Biography, Politics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27535
Source:Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Editor:Earl of Bessborough
Title:Lady Charlotte Schreiber. Extracts from her Journal 1853-1891
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1952
Vol:n/a
Page:134
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Earl of Bessborough (ed.), Lady Charlotte Schreiber. Extracts from her Journal 1853-1891, (London, 1952), p. 134, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27535, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
Reader travelling in Europe in pursuit of her hobby of ceramics-collecting.