Evidence: | George Smith, A Memoir (London, 1902): 'The MS. of "Jane Eyre" was read by Mr Wiliams ... he brought it to me on a Saturday, and said that he would like me to read it ... after breakfast on Sunday morning I took the MS. of "Jane Eyre" to my little study, and began to read it. The story quickly took me captive. Before twelve o'clock my horse came to the door, but I could not put the book down ... Presently the servant came to tell me that luncheon was ready; I asked him to being me a sandwich and a glass of wine, and still went on with "Jane Eyre" ... before I went to bed that night I had finsihed reading the manuscript.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Aug 1847 and 30 Sep 1847 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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Reader: | George Murray Smith |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 18 Mar 1824 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | Publisher |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | n/a |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
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Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Charlotte Bronte |
Title: | Jane Eyre |
Genre: | Fiction |
Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 4370 | |
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Author: | n/a | |
Editor: | Juliet Barker | |
Title: | The Brontes: A Life in Letters | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1997 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 165 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Juliet Barker (ed.), The Brontes: A Life in Letters (London, 1997), p. 165, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4370, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
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