Record Number: 17254
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett, invalid, to Richard Hengist Horne, 5 October 1843: 'I very much admire Mr Macaulay -- & could scarcely read his ballads & keep lying down. They seemed to draw me up to my feet as the mesmeric powers are said to do'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1842 and 5 Oct 1843
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: 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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Lays of Ancient Rome
Genre:Classics, History, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1842
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:17254
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1989
Vol:7
Page:356
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1989), 7, p. 356, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=17254, accessed: 04 December 2023
Additional Comments:
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