Record Number: 17346
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 20 November 1844: 'Have you any recollection of Adam Blair? I believe there was an outcry against the indecency of that book, -- & lately, on comparing the first with a last edition of it, I find that the author has left out the few lines which were taken generally to be offensive, & which compared to the least of certain offences, were the merest lamb-innocences.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Nov 1844 and 20 Nov 1844
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
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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Some Passages in the Life of Mr. Adam Blair Minister of the Gospel at Cross-Meikle
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsIn first edition (1822), and in a subsequent edition.
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:17346
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1991
Vol:9
Page:236
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1991), 9, p. 236, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17346, accessed: 24 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Source eds note that subsequent editions of text appeared in 1841, 1842, and 1843, 'as part of Blackwood's Standard Novels' (see p.237 n.7).
