Record Number: 7999
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In the evening read the last volume of "Emma", a novel evincing great good sense, and an acute observation of human life, but it is not interesting. One cares little for Harriet, the kind-hearted girl who falls in love with three men in a year, and yet hers is the best conceived character after all. Emma, the heroine, is little more than a clever woman who does foolish things - makes mistakes for others, and is at last caught unawares herself. We hear rather too much about fools: the kind-hearted but weak father, the silly chattering Miss Bates, who gabbles in the style of polite conversation, and the vulgar impertinence of the Eltons.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:20 Apr 1822
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:Male
Date of Birth:1775
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Lawyer
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Emma
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:7999
Source:Henry Crabb Robinson
Editor:Edith J. Morley
Title:Henry Crabb Robinson on Books and their Writers
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1938
Vol:1
Page:282
Additional Comments:
Diary entry for 20 April 1822
Citation:
Henry Crabb Robinson, Edith J. Morley (ed.), Henry Crabb Robinson on Books and their Writers, (London, 1938), 1, p. 282, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7999, accessed: 19 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None
