Record Number: 27452

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

George Borrow to John Murray junior, 31 December 1842: 'With respect to the critique [of his The Bible in Spain] in the Times, I fully agree with you that it was harsh and unjust, and the passages selected by no means calculated to afford a fair idea of the contents of the work. A book, however, like "The Bible in Spain" can scarcely be published without exciting considerable hostility, and I have been so long accustomed to receiving hard knocks that they make no impression upon me. After all, the abuse of the Times is better than its silence; it would scarcely have attacked the work unless it thought it of some importance, and so the public will think [...] You ask me my opinion of the review in the Quarterly. Very good, very clever, very neatly done. Only one fault to find -- too laudatory. I am by no means the person which the reviewer had the kindness to represent me [sic].'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Dec 1842 and 31 Dec 1842

Country:

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Time

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Place:

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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:

Reader:

George Borrow

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Review of George Borrow, The Bible in Spain

Genre:

Other religious, Essays / Criticism, Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

In the Times

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

27452

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Smiles

Editor:

n/a

Title:

A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1891

Vol:

2

Page:

489-490

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray, (London, 1891), 2, p. 489-490, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27452, accessed: 29 September 2024

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Additional Comments:

None