Record Number: 17633
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning to Mary Russell Mitford, 8 February 1847: 'I see by the "Siecle" that Balzac's works are coming out in a complete edition arranged by himself under the title of "Comedie Humaine," and, with the idea, that this arrangement may be of use to you in various ways I send you a copy of it as it is printed at large in the French paper [encloses transcription of text].'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 9 Jan 1847 and 8 Feb 1847
Country:Italy
Timen/a
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:
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:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Advertisement for edition of Honore de Balzac, Comedie Humaine
Genre:Fiction, Reference / General works, Literature
Form of Text:Print: Advertisement, Newspaper
Publication DetailsIn Le Siecle, 9 January 1847
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:17633
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1998
Vol:14
Page:116
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1998), 14, p. 116, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17633, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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