Record Number: 28738
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Charlotte Bronte to James Taylor, 15 November 1851:
'The BATH scene [in letter of Taylor's from India] amused me much. Your account of that
operation tallies in every point with Mr Thackeray's description in the "Journey from Cornhill to
Grand Cairo." The usage seems a little rough, and I cannot help thinking that equal benefit
might be obtained through less violent means; but I suppose without the previous fatigue the
after-sensation would not be so enjoyable, and no doubt it is that indolent after-sensation
which the self-indulgent Mahometans chiefly cultivate. I think you did right to disdain it.'
1800-1849, 1850-1899
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:21 Apr 1816
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
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Country of Origin:England
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo
Genre:Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
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Source Information:
Record ID:28738
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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:2:3
Page:289
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Citation:
Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington (ed.), The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence, (Oxford, 1980), 2:3, p. 289, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28738, accessed: 13 March 2025
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