Record Number: 16741
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 12 November 1841, having recommended she read Theodosia Garrow's narrative poem 'The Doom of Cheynholme' in The Keepsake For 1842: 'You may like it better than I do [...] Individuality & inspiration I do [italics]not[end italics] find in her. Enclosed is a paper I laid my hand on this morning -- some stanzas of hers on poor LEL's death, & in her own autograph. Read it & tell me what you think'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:poem on death of Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
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Source Information:
Record ID:16741
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Editor:Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1987
Vol:5
Page:169
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1987), 5, p. 169, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16741, accessed: 17 August 2024
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