Record Number: 16125
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett to Henrietta Moulton-Barrett, from Eastnor Castle, c.October 1827: 'As Lady Margaret wished to see a part of my poem, I read her a few sheets, & when I had done she begged they might remain with her till I left Eastnor [...] 'She said the work shewed "great mind & thought [italics]always[end italics], -- & poetical power [italics]frequently[end italics]:" observing in criticism that I was "too metaphysical now & then."'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Oct 1827 and 31 Oct 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:6 Mar 1806
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Evangelical
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Lady Margaret Maria Cocks (reader's hostess)
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:(probably) "The Development of Genius"
Genre:Poetry, Philosophy
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:16125
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:2
Page:82
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1984), 2, p. 82, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16125, accessed: 25 November 2024
Additional Comments:
See p.83 n.6 in source for editors' conjecture as to text read.
