Record Number: 17267

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 27 December 1843: 'Although not agreeing with you that the poetry of Caroline Bowles (the Birthday & the minor verses) is "meretricious," -- nay, seeming to see in it much tender simplicity, freshness & moral sweetness, I do not class it or herself highly as poet & poetry, & am aware of the feebleness essentially, -- the want of reach of mind & imagination [goes on to comment upon specific passages of The Birth-Day].'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1836 and 27 Dec 1843

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Caroline Bowles

Title:

The Birth-Day

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1836

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

17267

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson

Title:

The Brownings' Correspondence

Place of Publication:

Winfield

Date of Publication:

1990

Vol:

8

Page:

112-113

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1990), 8, p. 112-113, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17267, accessed: 25 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None