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Record 4322

Reading Experience:

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 ...'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: 1 Apr 1841
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: Rawdon
county: Yorkshire
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

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

 

Text Being Read:

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

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 4322  
Source - Print  
  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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