| Evidence: | Bryan Waller Procter to Robert Browning, ?26 March 1844:
'I got your play last night then read it with very great pleasure [...] Colombe is a charming
creature. The play [...] is [italics]full[end italics] of interest & capital situations -- the language
excellent. You have done well [...] to lay aside all mystery of language & speak direct'. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 25 Mar 1844 and 28 Mar 1844 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Bryan Waller Procter |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1787 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer/lawyer |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | unknown |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Robert Browning |
| Title: | Colombe's Birthday |
| Genre: | Drama, Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: In proof copy |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 17320 | |
| 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: | 276 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1990), 8, p. 276, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=17320, accessed: 10 December 2023 | |
| Procter the dedicatee of text read. |
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