Record Number: 28552
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Charlotte Bronte (as Currer Bell) to her publisher, W. S. Williams, 28 February 1848:
'From the papers of Saturday I had learnt the abdication of Louis Philippe, the flight of the
royal family, and the proclamation of a republic in France. Rapid movements these, and some
of them difficult of comprehension to a remote spectator [goes on to reflect further on French
political situation, also observing: 'Few will pity the old monarch in his flight, yet I own he
seems to me an object of pity'].'
1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Feb 1848 and 28 Feb 1848
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:21 Mar 1816
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[news of abdication of French king Louis Philippe]
Genre:Politics, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication DetailsFebruary 1848
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:28552
Source:n/a
Editor:James Wise and John Alexander Symington
Title:The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:2
Page:193-194
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Wise and John Alexander Symington (ed.), The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence, (Oxford, 1980), 2, p. 193-194, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28552, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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