Record Number: 13030
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
From Letter VIII, [italics]Letters on Daily Life[end italics]: 'In what spirit of self-denial, and with what noble motives acting can be undertaken as a profession, we have all learnt lately by the publication of Mrs. Fanny Kemble's autobiography [...] certainly after reading it I do not think any one can say that acting is incompatible with the highest womanly dignity, and most sincere religious purpose.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:unknown
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:19 Feb 1815
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:Great Britain
Country of Experience:unknown
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Autobiography
Genre:Drama, Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:13030
Source:Elizabeth Missing Sewell
Editor:n/a
Title:Letters on Daily Life
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1885
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Page:65
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Citation:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Letters on Daily Life, (London, 1885), p. 65, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13030, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
By 'autobiography' Sewell could mean either Kemble's [italics]Record of a Girlhood[end italics] (1878), or her [italics]Records of Later Life[end italics] (1882).