Record Number: 17629

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Elizabeth Barrett Browning to Henrietta Moulton-Barrett, 7 January 1847: 'If it were not for the Bible & Shakespeare, we might say seriously that we had not seen a real book since our arrival in Pisa, until my great victory a few days ago, of the new subscription [...] Now, we have every evening at five oclock, just as we sit down to coffee, a french newspaper .. the Siecle'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Oct 1846 and 7 Jan 1847

Country:

Italy

Time

evening

Place:

city: Pisa

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:

Reading Group:

Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writers

Religion:

various

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Italy

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Siecle

Genre:

Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

17629

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis

Title:

The Brownings' Correspondence

Place of Publication:

Winfield

Date of Publication:

1998

Vol:

14

Page:

93

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1998), 14, p. 93, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17629, accessed: 07 January 2025

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Additional Comments:

None