| Evidence: | Elizabeth Barrett to Henrietta Moulton-Barrett, from Eastnor Castle, c.October 1827:
'As Lady Margaret wished to see a part of my poem, I read her a few sheets, & when I had done she begged they might remain with her till I left Eastnor [...]
'She said the work shewed "great mind & thought [italics]always[end italics], -- & poetical power [italics]frequently[end italics]:" observing in criticism that I was "too metaphysical now & then."' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Oct 1827 and 31 Oct 1827 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | county: Herefordshire specific address: Eastnor Castle |
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Barrett |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 6 Mar 1806 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | Evangelical |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Lady Margaret Maria Cocks (reader's hostess) |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Elizabeth Barrett |
| Title: | (probably) "The Development of Genius" |
| Genre: | Poetry, Philosophy |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Sheet |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 16125 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson | |
| Title: | The Brownings' Correspondence | |
| Place of Publication: | Winfield | |
| Date of Publication: | 1984 | |
| Vol: | 2 | |
| Page: | 82 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1984), 2, p. 82, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=16125, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| See p.83 n.6 in source for editors' conjecture as to text read. |
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