Record Number: 15964
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett to her uncle, Samuel Moulton-Barrett, c. December 1816: 'I have begun Latin, and I have gotten as far in the Grammar as "Propriae quae maribus"; I do not like it at all, I think it twice as difficult as French'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1816 and 31 Dec 1816
Country:England
Timen/a
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Type of Experience(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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:6 Mar 1806
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:child
Religion:Evangelical
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Latin grammar
Genre:Textbook / self-education, Reference / General works, Languages
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:15964
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:1
Page:27
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1984), 1, p. 27, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=15964, accessed: 13 December 2024
Additional Comments:
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