Evidence: | Charlotte Bronte to George Smith, May 1853: 'The "Lectures" arrived safely; I have read them through twice. They must be studied to be appreciated ... I was present at the Fielding lecture ... That Thackeray was wrong in his way of treating Fielding's character and vices -- my conscience told me. After reading that lecture -- I trebly feel that he was wrong ...' |
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Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
Date: | 1853 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Haworth county: Yorkshire |
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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: | Writer |
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: | William Makepeace Thackeray |
Title: | Lectures |
Genre: | Essays / Criticism |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | 1853 |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 4412 | |
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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: | 373 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Juliet Barker (ed.), The Brontes: A Life in Letters (London, 1997), p. 373, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4412, accessed: 25 April 2024 |
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