| Evidence: | Robert Browning to Christopher Dowson, Jr., 10 March 1844:
'Yesterday I read my play to [Charles Kean] and his charming wife (who is to take the
principal part) -- and all went off au mieux -- [italics]but[end italics] -- he wants to keep it till
"Easter next year" -- and unpublished all the time!'
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 9 Mar 1844 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Robert Browning |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 7 May 1812 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Charles and Ellen Kean. |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Robert Browning |
| Title: | Colombe's Birthday |
| Genre: | Drama, Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 17308 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson | |
| Title: | The Brownings' Correspondence | |
| Place of Publication: | Winfield | |
| Date of Publication: | 1990 | |
| Vol: | 8 | |
| Page: | 252 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1990), 8, p. 252, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=17308, accessed: 10 December 2023 | |
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