Record Number: 17639
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning to Henrietta Moulton-Barrett, 16-21 May 1847: 'I went a week ago into Wilson's room & stood by the table in my lazy careless way, turning over the leaves of an old book which lay there. "Why, Wilson! you have another Italian grammar --" "Yes, I could'nt understand a word of the other, -- and the man of the house lent me this" -- I turned to the title page -- written in a large distinct hand .... [italics]James Johnstone Bevan, Milano[end italics] ...!! [...] The book was Mr Bevan's book, the landlord was Mr Bevan's landlord; & in a house of the said landlord (not this house but another) had Mr Bevan & two of his friends lived for a whole winter [goes on to note further association of Bevan with landlord] [...] Is'nt this a curious coincidence?'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 May 1847 and 21 May 1847
Country:Italy
Timen/a
Place:city: Florence
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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Italian grammar
Genre:Textbook / self-education, Languages
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:17639
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1998
Vol:14
Page:205
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1998), 14, p. 205, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17639, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
James Johnstone Bevan had married Elizabeth Barrett Browning's cousin Arabella Hedley in August 1846; see p.211 n.7 in source.