| Evidence: | 'I quite agree with you about Leonidas &c. I have greatly enjoyed finding myself a child again over Macaulay's 'Lays'. Castor & Pollux really took away my breath. How beautiful those Lays are!' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 6 Feb 1843 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Harriet Martineau |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 12 Jun 1802 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | Unitarian |
| 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: | Thomas Babington Macaulay |
| Title: | Lays of Ancient Rome |
| Genre: | Classics, History, Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1842 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 2345 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Harriet Martineau | |
| Title: | Letter to Caroline Clive, 6 Feb 1843 | |
| Location: | Collection of Edward Clive, Whitfield, Wormbridge, Hereford | |
| Call no: | MS Whitfield C13 | |
| Page/folio: | n/a |
| Citation: | Harriet Martineau, Letter to Caroline Clive, 6 Feb 1843 Collection of Edward Clive, Whitfield, Wormbridge, Hereford, p. MS Whitfield C13, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2345, accessed: 02 June 2023 | |
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