| Evidence: | '"Chartism" gave me more pleasure and less pain than I expected: but the more I think it over the worse it looks. There is a fine sympathy with the many at the bottom; but it is stuck all thro' with prejudices and bits of injustice, as thick as a tipsy cake with almonds; and the excessive conceit, connected with want of knowledge, will do him harm. I think it will do no other harm, and a great deal of good...' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 17 Jan 1840 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Newcastle Upon Tyne | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Harriet Martineau |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 12 Jun 1802 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Religion: | Unitarian |
| 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: | Thomas Carlyle |
| Title: | Chartism |
| Genre: | History, Politics |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 9126 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Harriet Martineau | |
| Editor: | Elisabeth Sanders Arbuckle | |
| Title: | Harriet Martineau's Letters to Fanny Wedgwood | |
| Place of Publication: | Stanford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1983 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 26 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Harriet Martineau, Elisabeth Sanders Arbuckle (ed.), Harriet Martineau's Letters to Fanny Wedgwood (Stanford, 1983), p. 26, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=9126, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
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