Record Number: 32260

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Mummy...read them a lecture of Froude's on the conduct of boys, at breakfast. The contrast between what Froude thought boys ought to be, and what boys are, called forth another lecture from Mother.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 2 Aug 1891 and 2 Aug 1891

Country:

England

Time

morning

Place:

city: Sunninghill, Ascot
county: Berkshire
specific address: Frognal

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

passive in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Edith Lytton

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Neville and Victor Lytton

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

James Anthony Froude

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Conduct books

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

32260

Source:

Print

Author:

Emily, Lady Lutyens

Editor:

n/a

Title:

A Blessed Girl: Memoirs of a Victorian Girlhood

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1953

Vol:

n/a

Page:

42

Additional Comments:

Letter from Emily Lytton to Rev. Whitwell Elwin. 2 August, 1891

Citation:

Emily, Lady Lutyens, A Blessed Girl: Memoirs of a Victorian Girlhood, (London, 1953), p. 42, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32260, accessed: 16 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None