| Evidence: | Letter H53, January 1857
"But I think if you read Anderson carefully, you will feel how pointed, neat and concise he is in comparison. How unexpected also are most of his turns. The conceit of the different personages is nearly all that is amusing here" (referring to one of Miss Heaton's tales)"and you will find Anderson has worked that point thoroughly in the 'darning needle' and the hen and the can in the ugly duck &c."
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1852 and Jan 1857 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Britain and extended tours in mainland Europe | ||||||||||
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| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | John Ruskin |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 8 Feb 1819 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer and Art critic |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Britain and extended tours in mainland Europe |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Hans Christian Andersen |
| Title: | Fairy legends and Tales |
| Genre: | Fiction, Children's Lit |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 3660 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | John Ruskin | |
| Editor: | Virginia Surtees | |
| Title: | Sublime and InstructiveLetters from John Ruskin to Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford, Anna Blunden and Ellen Heaton | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1972 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 197-8 | |
| Additional comments: | From a letter written in January 1857 to Ellen Heaton From Editor's footnote: "The Darning Needle; The Ugly Duckling; from Hans Andersen's Danish Fairy Legends and Tales (1852)" |
| Citation: | John Ruskin, Virginia Surtees (ed.), Sublime and InstructiveLetters from John Ruskin to Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford, Anna Blunden and Ellen Heaton (London, 1972), p. 197-8, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=3660, accessed: 31 May 2023 | |
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