| Evidence: | 'Two of your love poems are supremely beautiful -
O let not words, the callous shell of thought
& I will not say my life was sad
and I like infinitely
They owned their passion without shame or fear.
I hope some day you will come and read to me again'
[Letter to Richard Monckton Milnes] |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 12 Dec 1840 and 22 Dec 1840 | ||||||||||
| Country: | France | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Paris | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Richard Monckton Milnes |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 19 Jun 1809 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | France |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Mary Shelley |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Richard Monckton Milnes |
| Title: | Poetry for the People |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 16924 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Betty T. Bennett | |
| Title: | The Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley | |
| Place of Publication: | Baltimore / London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1988 | |
| Vol: | III | |
| Page: | 10 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Betty T. Bennett (ed.), The Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Baltimore / London, 1988), III, p. 10, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=16924, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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