Record Number: 33851

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Diary entry. August 8th, 1831: "I have written a letter to Papa, read the first vol: of the Last man, which Mrs. Martin has sent me at last —& read the whole of the 8th book of Marcus Antoninus, -& prepared some of the Seven Chiefs for Mr. Boyd, —besides hearing Storm & George read out of Homer & Zenophon. I feel nervous all over in my hands & feet —& cant write a word more."

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

8 Aug 1831

Country:

England

Time

daytime

Place:

city: Wellington Heath, Ledbury, Malvern Hills
county: Herefordshire
specific address: Hope End

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

passive in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Listener:

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

6 Mar 1806

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Poet

Religion:

Evangelical

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Homer

Title:

[unknown]

Genre:

Classics

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

33851

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Philip & Ronald Kelley & Hudson

Title:

Diary of E.B.B.: The Unpublished Diary of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Place of Publication:

Athens, OH

Date of Publication:

1969

Vol:

n/a

Page:

82

Additional Comments:

Diary entry. August 8th, 1831

Citation:

Philip & Ronald Kelley & Hudson (ed.), Diary of E.B.B.: The Unpublished Diary of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, (Athens, OH, 1969), p. 82, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33851, accessed: 13 March 2025

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Additional Comments:

None