Record Number: 19451
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 14 April 1845: 'I must beg you to order & read "Le rouge et le noir" by a M. de Stendhal .. a "nom de guerre" I fancy. I wish I knew the names of any other books written by him. This, which I shd. not dare to name to a person in the world except you, so dark & deep is the colouring, is very striking & powerful & full of deep significance [...] It is, as to simple power, a first-class book according to my impression, -- though painful & noxious in many ways. But it is a book for you to read at all risks -- you must certainly read it for the power's sake. It has ridden me like an incubus for several days.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Apr 1845 and 14 Apr 1845
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:6 Mar 1806
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
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:Le rouge et le noir
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1831
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:19451
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1992
Vol:10
Page:159
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1992), 10, p. 159, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19451, accessed: 06 May 2024
Additional Comments:
Stendhal was pseudonym for Marie Henri Beyle (1783-1842).
