| Evidence: | Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 27 December 1843:
'Although not agreeing with you that the poetry of Caroline Bowles (the Birthday & the minor
verses) is "meretricious," -- nay, seeming to see in it much tender simplicity, freshness &
moral sweetness, I do not class it or herself highly as poet & poetry, & am aware of the
feebleness essentially, -- the want of reach of mind & imagination [goes on to comment upon
specific passages of The Birth-Day].' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1836 and 27 Dec 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: | Caroline Bowles |
| Title: | The Birth-Day |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1836 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 17267 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson | |
| Title: | The Brownings' Correspondence | |
| Place of Publication: | Winfield | |
| Date of Publication: | 1990 | |
| Vol: | 8 | |
| Page: | 112-113 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1990), 8, p. 112-113, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=17267, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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