Record Number: 28741
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Charlotte Bronte to Ellen Nussey, December 1851:
'You ask me about the "Lily and the Bee." If you have read it dear Ellen, you have effected an
exploit beyond me. I glanced at a few pages and laid it down hopeless, nor can I find courage
to resume it. But then I never liked Warren's writings.'
1800-1849, 1850-1899
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:21 Apr 1816
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
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Country of Origin:England
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Text Being Read:
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Source Information:
Record ID:28741
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Editor:Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington
Title:The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:2:3
Page:299
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Citation:
Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington (ed.), The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence, (Oxford, 1980), 2:3, p. 299, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28741, accessed: 19 May 2024
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