Record Number: 19454

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Elizabeth Barrett to Cornelius Mathews, 30 April 1845: 'You will see the announcement of Mrs. Norton's new poem on the "Child of the Islands", namely our little Prince of Wales, .. in which she exhorts him to all manner of righteousness & justice & proper kingliness. I have read the poem only in extracts as yet, -- but the melody of cadence & eloquence of thought & tongue seem very delectable.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 12 Apr 1845 and 30 Apr 1845

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:

Caroline Norton

Title:

'The Child of the Islands' (extracts)

Genre:

Poetry, Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

In The Athenaeum (as part of review of poem), 12 April 1845

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

19454

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis

Title:

The Brownings' Correspondence

Place of Publication:

Winfield

Date of Publication:

1992

Vol:

10

Page:

182

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1992), 10, p. 182, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=19454, accessed: 29 March 2023

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Additional Comments:

None