Record Number: 17078
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 6 December 1842: 'Ah -- my poor dearest Papa! How I remember the coming of that letter to apprise him of the loss of his fortune [...] He was surrounded by his family [...] And the letter came -- & just one shadow past on his face while he read it (I marked it at the moment) & then he broke away from the melancholy, & threw himself into the jests & laughter of his innocent boys.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Apr 1829 and 27 Jul 1831
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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:Male
Date of Birth:28 May 1785
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Estate owner
Religion:Evangelical
Country of Origin:Jamaica
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Reader's sons and daughters.
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Letter announcing financial/property loss
Genre:Unknown, Letters
Form of Text:Manuscript: Letter
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:17078
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1988
Vol:6
Page:196
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1988), 6, p. 196, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17078, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Date range given covers loss of lawsuit in 1829 and sale of family home in 1831.