Record Number: 28764
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Charlotte Bronte to Elizabeth Gaskell, 9 July 1853:
'Thank you for your letter — it was as pleasant as a quiet chat [...] as reviving as a friend's
visit; in short, it was very like a page of "Cranford."
'That book duly reached me [...] I have read it over twice; once to myself, and once aloud to
my father. I find it pleasurable reading -- graphic, pithy, penetrating, shrewd, yet kind and
indulgent.'
1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1853 and 9 Jul 1853
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Haworth
county: Yorkshire
specific address: Haworth Parsonage
(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:21 Apr 1816
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Patrick Bronte (reader's father).
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Cranford
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:28764
Source:n/a
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:2:4
Page:76
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington (ed.), The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence, (Oxford, 1980), 2:4, p. 76, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28764, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None