Record Number: 17629
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
Timeevening
Place:city: Pisa
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:
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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Siecle
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:17629
Source: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:
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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: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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