| Evidence: | Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 15 July 1841:
'I have read the Bells & Pomegranates! -- "Pippa passes" .. comprehension, I was going to
say! [...] There are fine things in it -- & the presence of genius, never to be denied! -- At the
same time it is hard .. [italics]to understand[end italics] -- is'nt it?'
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Apr 1841 and 15 Jul 1841 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Barrett |
| 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, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Robert Browning |
| Title: | Pippa Passes (Bells and Pomegranates, No. I) |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | April 1841 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 16729 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson | |
| Title: | The Brownings' Correspondence | |
| Place of Publication: | Winfield | |
| Date of Publication: | 1987 | |
| Vol: | 5 | |
| Page: | 75 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1987), 5, p. 75, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=16729, accessed: 25 May 2013 | |
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