Record Number: 28529
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I think he has great merit, uncommon clearness of style & thought, as an historian and a general impartiality, which extends sometimes to vice and virtue, despotism & liberty, Louis, Robespierre, Bonaparte & the Almighty'
Century:1800-1849
Date:29 Aug 1845
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Yorkshire
specific address: Castle Howard
(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:Male
Date of Birth:18 Apr 1802
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:Aristocrat and Politician
Religion:Liberal Anglican
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
Lord Morpeth became 7th Earl of Carlisle in 1848.
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Histoire de la Révolution Française
Genre:History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:28529
Source:Manuscript
Author:G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth
Title:Carlisle MSS
Location:Castle Howard
Call No:J19/8/8
Page/Folio:n/a
Additional Information:
Diary entry for September 17th 1845
Citation:
G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth, Carlisle MSS, Castle Howard, J19/8/8, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28529, accessed: 19 May 2024
Additional Comments:
The diary entry identifies this work as a history of the French Revolution.