| Evidence: | '[letter to Mrs Ward from Edward Burne-Jones] The book has just come - and to my pride and delight with such a pretty autograph: so that to-day I am mightily set up. I cannot tell you how comforting the words read to me - and how sunny they have made this grey day'. |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | From: 22 Jan 1892 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: 49 North End Rd, West Kensington |
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| Reader: | Edward Burne Jones |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 28 Aug 1833 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | artist |
| Religion: | n/a |
| 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: | Mary Augusta Ward |
| Title: | David Grieve |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned gift from Mrs Ward |
| Record ID: | 24117 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Janet Penrose Trevelyan | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | The Life of Mrs Humphry Ward | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1923 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 101 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Janet Penrose Trevelyan, The Life of Mrs Humphry Ward (London, 1923), p. 101, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=24117, accessed: 28 September 2023 | |
| This was an autographed copy, so he may be referring to her dedication as cheering rather than the book itself. |
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