Record Number: 3989
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"I have been amusing myself down here with reading Browning - some of him for the first time; & I wonder more and more at his extraordinary power occasionally & at its waste in some directions. I think him marvellously good, when at his best."
Century:1850-1899
Date:1880
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:28 Nov 1832
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Literary critic, historian, journalist, biographer
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
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Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:3989
Source:Leslie Stephen
Editor:John Bicknell
Title:The Selected Letters of Leslie Stephen Vol 1 1864-1882
Place of Publication:Ohio State University Press
Date of Publication:1996
Vol:1
Page:244
Additional Comments:
Letter from Leslie Stephen to Charles Elior Norton (5/8/1880)
Citation:
Leslie Stephen, John Bicknell (ed.), The Selected Letters of Leslie Stephen Vol 1 1864-1882 , (Ohio State University Press, 1996), 1, p. 244, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3989, accessed: 17 August 2024
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