Mary Berry in Bowood House, Wiltshire - late October, 1838

from Diary of Mary Berry, 27 October 1838, pages 460–461:

In the evening the house and its walls are accustomed to conversation, and it never seems to flag. Little Moore, who lives within three miles of this place, and is always a well-received guest, helps it on, and …   more >>

cite as

Mary Berry, Diary of Mary Berry, 27 October 1838. In Lady Theresa Lewis, Lady Theresa Lewis and Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry from the Year 1783 to 1852, volume 3 (London, 1865), p. 460–461. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1543093541016 accessed: 12 October, 2024

location of experience: Bowood House, Wiltshire

Listeners

Mary Berry
Author, literary hostess, Playwright
1763-1852

Listening to

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Songs
written by Thomas Moore
performed by Thomas Moore
Vocal music
written by George Frideric Handel
performed by Lady Barrington, Lady Williamson

Experience Information

Date/Time late October, 1838
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Sat, 24 Nov 2018 21:05:42 +0000
Approved on Tue, 04 Dec 2018 12:29:08 +0000