Evidence: | Elizabeth Barrett to Julia Martin, 11 January 1845: 'Mr Kenyon has read to me an extract from a private letter -- addressed by H. Martineau to Moxon the publisher, .. to the effect that ... Lord Morpeth was down on his knees in the middle of the room a few nights ago, in the presence of the somnambule J__ & conversing with her in Greek & Latin -- that .. the four Miss Liddels were also present, .. & that .. they five talked to her during one seance in five foreign languages, .. viz .. Latin, Greek, French, Italian & German.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Dec 1844 and 10 Jan 1845 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | John Kenyon |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | n/a |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | unknown |
Religion: | unknown |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Elizabeth Barrett |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Harriet Martineau |
Title: | extract from letter to Edward Moxon, reporting seance |
Genre: | Letters |
Form of Text: | Manuscript: Letter |
Publication details: | 1844 |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 19068 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | n/a | |
Editor: | Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis | |
Title: | The Brownings' Correspondence | |
Place of Publication: | Winfield | |
Date of Publication: | 1992 | |
Vol: | 10 | |
Page: | 20 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1992), 10, p. 20, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19068, accessed: 20 April 2024 |
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