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Record 17633

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning to Mary Russell Mitford, 8 February 1847: 'I see by the "Siecle" that Balzac's works are coming out in a complete edition arranged by himself under the title of "Comedie Humaine," and, with the idea, that this arrangement may be of use to you in various ways I send you a copy of it as it is printed at large in the French paper [encloses transcription of text].'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 9 Jan 1847 and 8 Feb 1847
Country: Italy
Time: n/a
Place: city: Pisa
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reader:Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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: Italy
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: Advertisement for edition of Honore de Balzac, Comedie Humaine
Genre: Fiction, Reference / General works, Literature
Form of Text: Print: Advertisement, Newspaper
Publication details: In Le Siecle, 9 January 1847
Provenance: owned

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 17633  
Source - Print  
  Author: n/a
  Editor: Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis
  Title: The Brownings' Correspondence
  Place of Publication: Winfield
  Date of Publication: 1998
  Vol: 14
  Page: 116
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1998), 14, p. 116, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=17633, accessed: 02 May 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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