Record Number: 16115

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Henrietta Moulton-Barrett to Elizabeth Barrett, 24 February 1827: 'About an hour after your departure [for Eastnor Castle on 23 February] [...] I was sitting alone in the morning room reading Harry & Lucy I was startled by the wheels of a carriage, turned round! who should it be but Lady Knowles, of course I ran away, this was about half past four, what a time to pay a morning visit!'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

23 Feb 1827

Country:

England

Time

afternoon: 4.30pm

Place:

county: Herefordshire
specific address: Hope End
location in dwelling: Morning Room

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Henrietta Moulton-Barrett

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

Mar 1809

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Maria Edgeworth

Title:

Harry and Lucy

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1825

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

16115

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson

Title:

The Brownings' Correspondence

Place of Publication:

Winfield

Date of Publication:

1984

Vol:

2

Page:

32

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1984), 2, p. 32, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16115, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None