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Record Number: 19226


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I see in an advertisement of the contents of a Magazine (the Psychological) of which I believe you are the Editor, a paper on Charlotte Bronte. Having a very strong interest in the subject I should particularly wish to see that number and if you would kindly direct it to be forwarded to me, I would return the publisher the amount in postage stamps.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Until: 29 Jun 1858

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Silverdale
county: Lancashire
specific address: Lindeth Tower

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

29 Sep 1810

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer and clergyman's wife

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

[advertisement for the 'Psychological' magazine]

Genre:

Social Science, Biography, Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Advertisement

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

19226

Source:

Print

Author:

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Editor:

J.A.V. Chapple

Title:

Letters of Mrs Gaskell, The

Place of Publication:

Manchester

Date of Publication:

1997

Vol:

n/a

Page:

511

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, J.A.V. Chapple (ed.), Letters of Mrs Gaskell, The (Manchester, 1997), p. 511, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=19226, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

Additional editor, Arthur Pollard. Letter to unknown correspondent.

   
   
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