Evidence: | [Charlotte Bronte (as 'Currer Bell') to her publisher, W. S. Williams, 11 December 1847:]
'There are moments when I can hardly credit that anything I have done should be found worthy to give even transitory pleasure to such men as Mr Thackeray, Sir John Herschel, Mr Fonblanque, Leigh Hunt, and Mr Lewes -- that my humble efforts should have had such a result is a noble reward.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Oct 1847 and 11 Dec 1847 | ||||||||||
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Reader: | Sir John Herschel |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 7 Mar 1792 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | Astronomer and mathematician |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | n/a |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Charlotte Bronte |
Title: | Jane Eyre |
Genre: | Fiction |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 28484 | |
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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: | II:160 | |
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. II:160, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28484, accessed: 26 April 2024 |
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