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Record 17074

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 5 December 1842: 'I did think the fifth volume [of Frances Burney D'Arblay's Diary and Letters] interesting & very interesting -- and yet, I dont give it the preference quite as you do [...] I believe I was [...] vexed at her wary conduct & cold policy & most provident distrust towards that noble woman Madme de Stael [goes on to comment upon and criticise text in detail].'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 1 Nov 1842 and 5 Dec 1842
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: n/a
   
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 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)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Frances Burney D'Arblay
Title: Diary and Letters (Volume 5)
Genre: Biography, Autobiog / Diary, Letters
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 17074  
Source - Print  
  Author: n/a
  Editor: Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson
  Title: The Brownings' Correspondence
  Place of Publication: Winfield
  Date of Publication: 1988
  Vol: 6
  Page: 196
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1988), 6, p. 196, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=17074, accessed: 29 March 2024

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