Record Number: 19186
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The Professor is curious as indicating strong character & rare faculties on the part of the author; but not interesting as a story. And yet there are parts one would not lose - a lovely female character - & glimpses of home & family life in the latter portion of the tale. - But oh! I wish Mr Nicholls wd have altered more!'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Aug 1856 and 2 Oct 1856
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Manchester
specific address: 84 Plymouth Grove
(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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:29 Sep 1810
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer and clergyman's wife
Religion:n/a
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:Professor, The
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Publication Details
published June 1857 - this might have been either an altered MS or proofs
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:19186
Source:Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Editor:J.A.V. Chapple
Title:Letters of Mrs Gaskell, The
Place of Publication:Manchester
Date of Publication:1997
Vol:n/a
Page:417
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, J.A.V. Chapple (ed.), Letters of Mrs Gaskell, The, (Manchester, 1997), p. 417, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19186, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Additional editor Arthur Pollard. Letter from Elizabeth Gaskell to George Smith. Mr Nicholls, Bronte's widower, had been editing the book for publication.
