Record Number: 9831
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Harriet Martineau, Journal, 15 January 1838: 'Probably the greatest day of my year. While I was reading one article in the twenty-first volume of the Quarterly, on Greek philosophy, there being an article in the same number on Hayti, it flashed across me that my novel must be on the Haytian revolution, and Toussaint my hero.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:15 Jan 1838
Country:England
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:12 Jun 1802
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Unitarian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Article on Grecian philosophy
Genre:Classics, Essays / Criticism, Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication DetailsIn The Quarterly Review XXI
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Source Information:
Record ID:9831
Source:Harriet Martineau
Editor:n/a
Title:Harriet Martineau's Autobiography with Memorials by Maria Weston Chapman
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1877
Vol:3
Page:216
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Citation:
Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography with Memorials by Maria Weston Chapman, (London, 1877), 3, p. 216, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9831, accessed: 28 September 2024
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