Evidence: | Charlotte Bronte to Ellen Nussey, 2 April 1841: 'If you think I'm going to refuse your invitation ... you're mistaken -- as soon as I read your shabby little note -- I gathered up my spirits -- walked on the impulse of the moment into Mrs White [her employer]'s presence -- popped the question ... will she refuse me [time off] when I work so hard for her? thought I. Ye-es-es, drawled Madam ... thank you Madam said I ...' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | 1 Apr 1841 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Rawdon county: Yorkshire |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Charlotte Bronte |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 21 Apr 1816 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | Governess |
Religion: | Church of England |
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: | Ellen Nussey |
Title: | Note inviting Charlotte Bronte on visit |
Genre: | Unknown, personal correspondence |
Form of Text: | Manuscript: Letter |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 4322 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | n/a | |
Editor: | Juliet Barker | |
Title: | The Brontes: A Life in Letters | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1997 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 90 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Juliet Barker (ed.), The Brontes: A Life in Letters (London, 1997), p. 90, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4322, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
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