| Evidence: | 'I had a letter from Carlyle, and when I am over-filled with thoughts arising from this book, I put it all aside, (or [italics] try [end italics] to put it aside,) and think of his last sentence - 'May you live long to write good books, or do silently good actions which in my sight is far more indispensable'.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 5 Dec 1848 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Manchester specific address: 121 Upper Rumford St |
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 29 Sep 1810 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | author and clergyman's wife |
| Religion: | n/a |
| 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: | Thomas Carlyle |
| Title: | [encouraging letter about 'Mary Barton'] |
| Genre: | letter |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Letter |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 19016 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Elizabeth Gaskell | |
| Editor: | J.A.V. Chapple | |
| Title: | Letters of Mrs Gaskell, The | |
| Place of Publication: | Manchester | |
| Date of Publication: | 1997 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 70 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Elizabeth Gaskell, J.A.V. Chapple (ed.), Letters of Mrs Gaskell, The (Manchester, 1997), p. 70, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19016, accessed: 24 April 2024 | |
| Additional editor Arthur Pollard. Letter to Miss Lamont; Carlyle's letter referred to in a letter of 5th December 1848. |
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