Lady Lyttelton in London, England - early March, 1811

from Letter from Lady Sarah Spencer to her brother, the Hon. Robert Spencer, 18 March 1811, page 121:

I have led so dissipated a life since I wrote last, that I feel quite altered, and grown rakish; we have done nothing but go to plays, operas, dinners, and all manner of gay things.

cite as

Sarah Spencer Lady Lyttelton, Letter from Lady Sarah Spencer to her brother, the Hon. Robert Spencer, 18 March 1811. In Hon. Mrs. Hugh Wyndham (ed.), Correspondence of Sarah Spencer, Lady Lyttelton 1787–1870 (London, 1912), p. 121. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1541422686738 accessed: 25 November, 2024

location of experience: London, England

Listeners

Lady Lyttelton
Governess to Queen Victoria's children 1842-50, Lady of the Bedchamber 1838-42
1787-1870

Listening to

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Unspecified operas

Experience Information

Date/Time early March, 1811
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

Lady Sarah Spencer married William Henry Lyttelton on 3 March 1813, after which she was known as Lady Lyttelton. He succeeded his half-brother as 3rd Baron Lyttelton in 1828.

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Mon, 05 Nov 2018 12:58:07 +0000
Approved on Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:22:25 +0000