| Evidence: | Elizabeth Barrett to Lady Mary Shepherd, c.July 1828:
'I am reduced to the necessity of offering my [italics]written[end italics] but warm thanks, for the valuable present, left for me by your Ladyship -- I have read several parts of the Essays with a [italics]curious[end italics] pleasure -- several with an entire mental satisfaction: and I
have everywhere admired the originality, brilliancy, & power, which, -- whether your Ladyship's positions be questionable or the contrary, -- undeniably distinguish your mode of supporting them.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jul 1828 and 31 Jul 1828 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| 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, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Lady Mary Shepherd |
| Title: | Essays on the Perception of an External Universe |
| Genre: | Essays / Criticism, Philosophy |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1827 |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 16204 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson | |
| Title: | The Brownings' Correspondence | |
| Place of Publication: | Winfield | |
| Date of Publication: | 1984 | |
| Vol: | 2 | |
| Page: | 157 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1984), 2, p. 157, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=16204, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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