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Record Number: 4324


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Anne Bronte, diary paper for 31 July 1845 'Emily is engeaged [sic] in writing the Emperor Julius's life She has read some of it and I want very much to hear the rest ...'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jul 1845 and 31 Jul 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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Emily Bronte

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

30 Jul 1818

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

Anne Bronte


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Emily Bronte

Title:

Life of the Emperor Julius (? Gondal story)

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

4324

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Juliet Barker

Title:

The Brontes: A Life in Letters

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1997

Vol:

n/a

Page:

133

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Juliet Barker (ed.), The Brontes: A Life in Letters (London, 1997), p. 133, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=4324, accessed: 25 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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