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Elizabeth Martineau and daughter : Temper, or Domestic Scenes: A Tale

'I [Harriet Martineau] remember my mother and sister coming home with swollen eyes and tender spirits after spending an evening with Miss Opie, to hear "Temper," which she read in a most overpowering way. When they saw it in print, they could scarcely believe it was the same story.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Martineau and daughter     Print: Book

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