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Record Number: 16050


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Angela Bayford to Henrietta Moulton-Barrett, 16 May 1826: 'Emily lent the Essay on Mind to John Cumberlidge who read it attentively and returned it, marked in [italics]several[end italics] places, but only [italics]once[end italics] in disapprobation. At the corner of what page this "[italics]Qu[end italics]" is placed I dare not tell'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 25 Mar 1826 and 16 May 1826

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

John Cumberlidge

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

unknown

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

unknown

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Elizabeth Barrett

Title:

An Essay on Mind, with Other Poems

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

25 March 1826

Provenance

borrowed (other)


Source Information:

Record ID:

16050

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson

Title:

The Brownings' Correspondence

Place of Publication:

Winfield

Date of Publication:

1984

Vol:

1

Page:

340

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1984), 1, p. 340, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=16050, accessed: 01 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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