Canterbury

Overview

Canterbury, the cathedral city of Kent, England, on the Stour, where the Howard family of Marie's Nice winter lived in 1874 (Wikipedia, «Canterbury»). Not a person; the entry stands for the city and for the Howards' house there («lettres à Canterbury»).

Relevance to Marie

• 14 September 1873. From Nice she posts her letters «à Canterbury», i.e. to the Howards (009.0182).
• 6–12 September 1874. On the return from London her aunt first refuses to go because the Howards "ne veulent pas de nous" (023.0565); it is decided on 9 September that they will stop at Canterbury on leaving London (023.0622, 023.0644); they arrive on Saturday 12 September at six o'clock, where Mme Howard, who is walking in the street, recognises them, and Lise has become prettier than her sister Hélène (023.0654).
• 16 September 1874. She goes to the cathedral with Lise and Hélène (023.0661, CANTERBURY_CATHEDRAL).
• 18 September 1874. In a private joke, since Canterbury she uses the town's name as she once used Hamilton's: «Avant c'était Hamilton, et depuis Canterbury je prends le nom de la ville en y ajoutant quelques épithètes» (024.0014).

References in Diary

• First mentioned: 1873-09-14 (009.0182). Seven tagged paragraphs, carnets 009, 023, 024.