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Thornton Hunt : Note

Charlotte Bronte to George Smith, 16 March 1850: 'I return Mr Thornton Hunt's note after reading it carefully.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Charlotte Bronte      Manuscript: Letter

Thornton Hunt : Foster Brother, The

'I ought to have written before, dear Hunt, to thank you for the Foster Brother, which pleased me very much. The sincerity and earnestness of the author gives animation & reality to his characters The idea of making filial devotion a reprehensible weakness is bold but well managed; only since the father is to enter a cloister he could not take his daughter there - & however this is nothing - his angry denunicaitions of peace are admirable The only criticism I would make is that the interest is not sufficiently concentrated on one person or one event - but why criticize when [underlined] much [end underlining] pleased. Pray thank Thornton for the pleasure he has given me.' [letter to Leigh Hunt]

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Shelley      Print: Book

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