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Record 51

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'I told him of my having now read every play of Euripides; & he seemed very much surprised [...] and observed, that very few men had done as much'.
Century: 1800-1849
Date: 3 Apr 1832
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: specific address: Hope End, Ledbury
   
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:Elizabeth Barrett
Age Unknown
Gender Female
Date of Birth 6 Mar 1806
Socio-economic group: Gentry
Occupation: Writer
Religion: Evangelical Anglican
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: Euripides
Title: [all plays]
Genre: Classics
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 51  
Source - Print  
  Author: Elizabeth Barrett
  Editor: Elizabeth Berridge
  Title: The Barretts at Hope End: The Early Diary of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1974
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 256
  Additional comments: Diary entry for 3 April 1832

Citation: Elizabeth Barrett, Elizabeth Berridge (ed.), The Barretts at Hope End: The Early Diary of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (London, 1974), p. 256, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=51, accessed: 28 March 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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