| Evidence: | Henrietta Moulton-Barrett, to Elizabeth Barrett, c.4 October 1830:
'For the last three hours [Arabella, reader's sister] has done nothing but talk in the most nonsensical manner & laughing loud enough for anyone to hear her all over the house -- All this time I have been as studious as usual reading Napoleon's life but Alas! I found other obstacles there for when Arabel was quiet for an instant my eyes would close & in spite of the noise I have had two or three dreams in the last half hour'. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 4 Oct 1830 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | county: Herefordshire specific address: Hope End |
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| Reader: | Henrietta Moulton-Barrett |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | Mar 1809 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | child |
| 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: | unknown |
| Title: | Life of Napoleon |
| Genre: | History, Biography, Politics |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 16312 | |
| 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: | 264 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1984), 2, p. 264, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=16312, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
| Source eds suggest text read may have been William Hazlitt, Life of Napoleon Buonaparte (4 vols, 1828-30) (see p.265 n.2). |
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