Record Number: 17272

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Elizabeth Barrett to Thomas Westwood, 31 December 1843: 'With thanks I return the verses of your artist friend [enclosed in letter from Westwood of 27 December]. It is a pretty fancy, & gave me pleasure to read.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 27 Dec 1843 and 31 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

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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:

Woods

Title:

lines of poetry

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

17272

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:

124

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1990), 8, p. 124, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=17272, accessed: 31 March 2023

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Additional Comments:

See p.125 n.3 in source for details regarding author of text read.