| Evidence: | Harriet Martineau, on inspiration for an ultimately abandoned novel: 'There was a police report, during that winter [?1837], -- very brief, -- only one short paragraph, -- which moved me profoundly, and which I was sure I could work out into a novel of the deepest interest.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
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| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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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: | unknown |
| Title: | [Police report] |
| Genre: | Law, police report |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 9757 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Harriet Martineau | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Harriet Martineau's Autobiography | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1877 | |
| Vol: | 2 | |
| Page: | 112 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography (London, 1877), 2, p. 112, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=9757, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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