Countess Granville in London, England - the 1800's, at night

from Letter from Lady Granville to her sister, Lady G Morpeth, undated, 1810, pages 1–2:

I got up early, walked in the Park and drove with Lady Harrowby, dined at Devonshire House, went to the Opera, supped at Devonshire House, and returned home between two and three. 

[…] 

The dinner at Devonshire House was late, long, and dull. The opera very brilliant, but I was bored. Mr. Montagu particularly chatsome, Mr. Ward chirping, poor little Lord Walpole after a bad illness no bigger than my thumb. I bid them all good-bye with an inward satisfaction that beggars description.

cite as

Henrietta Elizabeth [Harriet] Leveson Gower, Letter from Lady Granville to her sister, Lady G Morpeth, undated, 1810. In F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet Countess Granville, 1810–1845, volume 1 (London, 1894), p. 1–2. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1537260437187 accessed: 12 November, 2024

location of experience: London, England

Listeners

Countess Granville
1785-1862

Listening to

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Unspecified opera

Experience Information

Date/Time the 1800's, at night
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

Harriet Leveson Gower's sister, Georgiana Dorothy Howard, was titled Lady Morpeth until September 1825, after which she was titled Lady Carlisle.


Originally submitted by lcc5 on Tue, 18 Sep 2018 09:47:19 +0100
Approved on Thu, 11 Oct 2018 10:37:52 +0100