Record Number: 33403
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'At the time I received thy letter, I was reading Carlyle's 'Life of Cromwell'. I was unable to procure the second volume immediately, and while waiting for it, I have been reading attentively his 'Past and Present'. I have been extremely pleased with it, and deeply interested in his views of the present state of society, or rather of the corruption of its state.. [extensive commentary follows] Often while I have been reading it I have thought of thee, and wished I could read it with thee.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 9 Nov 1847 and 22 Nov 1847
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Leicester
county: Leicestershire
specific address: Beaumont Leys
(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:3 Dec 1825
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Amateur geologist
Religion:Quaker
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:Past and Present
Genre:Essays / Criticism, History, Politics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1843
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:33403
Source:Eliza Ellis
Editor:Margaret Ellis
Title:Letters and Memorials of Eliza Ellis: Compiled by Her Sister, Margaret Ellis
Place of Publication:Leicester
Date of Publication:1883
Vol:n/a
Page:39
Additional Comments:
Privately printed by Samuel Clarke, 5 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester, and 'for private circulation only'.
Citation:
Eliza Ellis, Margaret Ellis (ed.), Letters and Memorials of Eliza Ellis: Compiled by Her Sister, Margaret Ellis, (Leicester, 1883), p. 39, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33403, accessed: 25 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Letter from Eliza Ellis to Hannah Lucas.
