Record Number: 17014

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 14 September 1842: 'My dearest friend, here is the newspaper [containing report of Mitford's laying corner stone of New Public Rooms, London Street, Reading, on 31 August] back & thanks upon thanks for the pleasure of the sight of it. I admire your chief orator [Dr Cowan, who gave speech on occasion] [...] & applaud with all the applause & exult in all the exultation'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 3 Sep 1842 and 14 Sep 1842

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

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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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

The Berkshire Chronicle

Genre:

Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

3 September 1842

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

17014

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson

Title:

The Brownings' Correspondence

Place of Publication:

Winfield

Date of Publication:

1988

Vol:

6

Page:

76

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1988), 6, p. 76, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=17014, accessed: 29 March 2023

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Additional Comments:

None