Record Number: 28805
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[Sidney Biddell to Ellen Nussey, 15 February 1885:]
'I am having a great treat in Cross's "Life of George Eliot." Most wonderful woman! [...] Of Mrs Gaskell's "Life" she writes to a friend in 1857: "But there is one new book we have been enjoying [...] the "Life of Charlotte Bronte"'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1857 and 31 Dec 1857
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
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solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
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Country of Origin:England
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Life of Charlotte Bronte
Genre:Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1857
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Source Information:
Record ID:28805
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Editor:Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington
Title:The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:2:4
Page:288
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Citation:
Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington (ed.), The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence (Oxford, 1980), 2:4, p. 288, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28805, accessed: 22 September 2023
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