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Record Number: 17262


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Elizabeth Barrett to Richard Hengist Horne, 23 December 1843: 'One or two volumes of the Memoirs of the queens of England, I have read -- & they seemed to me to show industry & good taste in the selection & compilation of material. But I did not read any more, just because I like the old chronicles & dislike the compiling spirit.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1838 and 23 Dec 1843

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:

n/a

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:

Hannah Lawrance

Title:

Historical Memoirs of the Queens of England from the Commencement of the Twelfth Century

Genre:

History, Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

2 vols, 1838-1840.

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

17262

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson

Title:

The Brownings' Correspondence

Place of Publication:

Winfield

Date of Publication:

1990

Vol:

8

Page:

104

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1990), 8, p. 104, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=17262, accessed: 26 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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