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Record Number: 16124


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Elizabeth Barrett to Hugh Stuart Boyd, September 1827: 'I am [...] obliged to you for sending me your work on the Atonement [...] I have read your book with sincere respect both for your ability as a disputant & your elevated feelings as a Christian.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Sep 1827 and 30 Sep 1827

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:

Elizabeth Barrett

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

6 Mar 1806

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

Evangelical

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Hugh Stuart Boyd

Title:

Reflections on the Atoning Sacrifice of Jesus Christ

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1817

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

16124

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson

Title:

The Brownings' Correspondence

Place of Publication:

Winfield

Date of Publication:

1984

Vol:

2

Page:

75

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1984), 2, p. 75, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=16124, accessed: 25 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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