Record Number: 16545

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 11 August 1839: 'Mr Chorley's Sea port town was brought to me a little while ago -- but not as Mr Chorley's. Henrietta [sister] brought it from the circulating library -- The [italics] librarian had recommended it![end italics] -- & I am so forced to be dumb & to abstain from continuous attention to grave subjects, that amusing books of the class to which it belongs are necessary to me sometimes. Well! I did not like the name of the book -- & was turning listlessly to the title page with the words "I cant read this", -- when [italics]there[end italics], was Mr Chorley's name! Of course I [italics]cd[end italics] read it immediately, -- & was much struck by the power it indicated, & the constructiveness of the stories -- a rare characteristic, even in these story telling days.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1839 and 11 Aug 1839

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Torquay

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Elizabeth Barrett

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Henry Fothergill Chorley

Title:

Sketches of a Sea Port Town

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1834

Provenance

Borrowed (circulating library)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

16545

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson

Title:

The Brownings' Correspondence

Place of Publication:

Winfield

Date of Publication:

1986

Vol:

4

Page:

185

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1986), 4, p. 185, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16545, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None