Record Number: 16114
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett to Henrietta Moulton-Barrett, from Eastnor Castle, 23-24 February 1827: 'As we were going down the stairs yesterday Lady M. said to me -- "I am reading a little book now called "Miriam"-- if you should happen to meet with it you will find in its early part, one page which puts me strongly in mind of you -- of your character -- but you shall not see it [italics]here[end italics]." I did not know what to say, but felt very uncomfortable & looked very foolish -- promising myself to lay hold of "Miriam" & of Lady Margaret's opinion respecting me, at the first opportunity.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 23 Feb 1827 and 24 Feb 1827
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Herefordshire
specific address: Eastnor Castle
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1792
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:aristocrat
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Miriam; Or, the Power of Truth
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1826
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:16114
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:2
Page:30
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1984), 2, p. 30, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16114, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
See p.31 n.6 in source for quotation of relevant extract from chapter II of text, in which character Miriam described as 'gifted with great intellectual quickness [...] yet with much of what the world would call [italics]romantic[end italics]'.