Record Number: 17394

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Elizabeth Barrett to Richard Hengist Horne, 3 December 1844: 'I am grateful enough to [Leigh Hunt] [...] having, .. in addition to all former causes of gratitude, .. the present delight of reading his new critical work upon poetry. The most delightful and genial of poetical critics he is assuredly. Not that I always agree with him [goes on to criticise work in detail] [...] the book is, however, a beautiful book, & will be a companion to me for the rest of my life. My brother George gave it to me, as the most acceptable gift in the world.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Nov 1844 and 3 Dec 1844

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:

n/a

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:

Leigh Hunt

Title:

Imagination and Fancy

Genre:

Drama, Essays / Criticism, Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1844

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

17394

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis

Title:

The Brownings' Correspondence

Place of Publication:

Winfield

Date of Publication:

1991

Vol:

9

Page:

257

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1991), 9, p. 257, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17394, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None