Record Number: 18175
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Browning was a little beyond her. Convinced that he was a great poet, she still found him a bore at times. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a major disappointment: she thought "Sonnets from the Portuguese" were beautiful in emotion but simply not good sonnets'.
Century:1850-1899, 1900-1945
Date:Until: 7 Sep 1905
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Derbyshire
specific address: Renishaw Hall
(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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:7 Sep 1887
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:later writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Sonnets from the Portuguese
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18175
Source:G.A. Cevasco
Editor:n/a
Title:The Sitwells: Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell
Place of Publication:Boston
Date of Publication:1987
Vol:n/a
Page:6
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
G.A. Cevasco, The Sitwells: Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell, (Boston, 1987), p. 6, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18175, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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