Evidence: | 'Two of your love poems are supremely beautiful -
O let not words, the callous shell of thought
& I will not say my life was sad
and I like infinitely
They owned their passion without shame or fear.
I hope some day you will come and read to me again'
[Letter to Richard Monckton Milnes] |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 12 Dec 1840 and 22 Dec 1840 | ||||||||||
Country: | France | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Paris | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Richard Monckton Milnes |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 19 Jun 1809 |
Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
Occupation: | writer |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | France |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Mary Shelley |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Richard Monckton Milnes |
Title: | Poetry for the People |
Genre: | Poetry |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 16924 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | n/a | |
Editor: | Betty T. Bennett | |
Title: | The Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley | |
Place of Publication: | Baltimore / London | |
Date of Publication: | 1988 | |
Vol: | III | |
Page: | 10 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Betty T. Bennett (ed.), The Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Baltimore / London, 1988), III, p. 10, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=16924, accessed: 26 April 2024 |
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