Record Number: 28423
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'A very fair measure of French and some skill in drawing appear to have been the most striking accomplishments which Charlotte carried back from Roe Head [school] to Haworth. There are some twenty drawings of about this date, and a translation into English verse of the first book of Voltaire's Henriade.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1831 and 31 Dec 1834
Country:England
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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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:21 Apr 1816
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
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:Henriade
Genre:History
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:28423
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Editor:Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington
Title:The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:I-II
Page:84
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington (ed.), The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence, (Oxford, 1980), I-II, p. 84, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28423, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Charlotte Bronte attended Miss Wooler's school at Roe Head as a boarder from January 1831 to May 1832.