Record Number: 15990
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Mary Moulton-Barrett to her daughter Elizabeth Barrett, on receiving advance copies of the latter's first published volume of poetry the previous evening, 28 February 1826: 'vain the temptations of our "rich repast," till I had peeped into those pieces which had not yet delighted our eyes -- nor did Papa, taste any thing, till he had found the paper cutter, so that between every two or three mouthfuls, we had "Riga's" dying strain, or a "dream," or something which made us feel too much to do the usual justice to Mrs Treherns cookery'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:27 Feb 1826
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:county: Herefordshire
specific address: Hope End
location in dwelling: dining room
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reading Group:Edward and Mary Moulton-Barrett
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Unknown
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:various
Religion:Evangelical
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:An Essay on Mind with Other Poems
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsAdvance copy, 1826
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:15990
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:1
Page:235
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1984), 1, p. 235, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=15990, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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