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Record Number: 16521


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 25 September 1838: 'I "remind you" to tell me all about Miss Landon's husband. I have a full conviction that he is the author of [italics]Duty and Inclination[end italics], of which I could only read the first volume. The reason of my conviction is, that it is unaccountable otherwise how Miss Landon could consent to edit & [italics]praise[end italics] such -- -- trash.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1838 and 25 Sep 1838

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:

Madame de Grandrion

Title:

Duty and Inclination

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1838

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

16521

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson

Title:

The Brownings' Correspondence

Place of Publication:

Winfield

Date of Publication:

1986

Vol:

4

Page:

85

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1986), 4, p. 85, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=16521, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

Source eds note that text was advertised as 'A New Novel Edited By Miss Landon' (p.86 n.18).

   
   
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