Record Number: 3159

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

[9 September has problem getting book from] Reading a few pp. of my Paris guide, in French, for the sake of reading French + it being the only book I get.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

10 Sep 1822

Country:

France

Time

morning: Before 10.00 am

Place:

city: Calais
specific address: the Lion d'Argent Hotel
other location: hotel

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:

Anne Lister

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

3 Apr 1791

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Heir to land and industrial property at Shibden Hall, near Halifax, Yorks. [inherits 1824]

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

France

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

'Paris guide'

Genre:

Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

French

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

3159

Source:

Print

Author:

Anne Lister

Editor:

Helena Whitbread

Title:

I know my own heart: The Diaries of Anne Lister 1791-1840

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1988

Vol:

n/a

Page:

222

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Anne Lister, Helena Whitbread (ed.), I know my own heart: The Diaries of Anne Lister 1791-1840, (London, 1988), p. 222, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3159, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None