| Evidence: | From Emily Bronte's 'diary paper' of 30 July 1841:
'It is Friday evening, near 9 o'clock -- wild rainy weather. I am seated in the dining-room alone [...] Papa is in the parlour -- aunt upstairs in her room. She has been reading Blackwood's Magazine to papa.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 30 Jul 1841 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Haworth county: Yorkshire specific address: Haworth Parsonage |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Branwell |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
The Rev. Patrick Bronte (reader's widowed brother-in-law). |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | Blackwood's Magazine |
| Genre: | Fiction, Essays / Criticism, Poetry, Miscellany / Anthology |
| Form of Text: | Print: Serial / periodical |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 28442 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington | |
| Title: | The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | I-II | |
| Page: | 238 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington (ed.), The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence (Oxford, 1980), I-II, p. 238, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28442, accessed: 01 May 2024 | |
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