| Evidence: | Charlotte Bronte to William Smith Williams, September 1848: ' ... of ["Ellis Bell's" poetry's] merit I am deeply convinced, and have been from the moment the MS. fell into my hands. The pieces ... stirred my heart like the sound of a trumpet when I read them alone and in secret.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Charlotte Bronte |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 21 Apr 1816 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| 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: | Emily Bronte |
| Title: | poems |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | Found |
| Record ID: | 4382 | |
| Source - | ||
| 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: | 206-07 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Juliet Barker (ed.), The Brontes: A Life in Letters (London, 1997), p. 206-07, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4382, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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