Evidence: | Elizabeth Barrett to Cornelius Mathews, 31 August 1843:
'I wrote immediately upon receiving your works in their reprint to acknowledge that kindness
[...] Since then, I have read them with great attention & recognised the power & talent which
are destined, I do not doubt, to develop themselves still farther & in more distinctive forms.
There is an inclination to the grotesque which while it gives evidence of a ready fancy,
disturbs the effect of the general impression to such readers as I am -- & the very faithfulness
to American manners & associations while I consistently applaud it, does nevertheless
occasionally in spite of myself increase this disturbance.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 3 Jul 1843 and 31 Aug 1843 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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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) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Cornelius Mathews |
Title: | Motley Book |
Genre: | Poetry |
Form of Text: | Print: Unknown |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 17247 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | n/a | |
Editor: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson | |
Title: | The Brownings' Correspondence | |
Place of Publication: | Winfield | |
Date of Publication: | 1989 | |
Vol: | 7 | |
Page: | 303 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1989), 7, p. 303, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=17247, accessed: 26 April 2024 |
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