| Evidence: | 'A very fair measure of French and some skill in drawing appear to have been the most striking accomplishments which Charlotte carried back from Roe Head [school] to Haworth. There are some twenty drawings of about this date, and a translation into English verse of the first book of Voltaire's Henriade.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1831 and 31 Dec 1834 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
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| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Charlotte Bronte |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 21 Apr 1816 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Voltaire |
| Title: | Henriade |
| Genre: | History |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 28423 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington | |
| Title: | The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | I-II | |
| Page: | 84 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington (ed.), The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence (Oxford, 1980), I-II, p. 84, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28423, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
| Charlotte Bronte attended Miss Wooler's school at Roe Head as a boarder from January 1831 to May 1832. |
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