Record Number: 16339
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett to Lady Margaret Cocks, 30 August 1832: 'As soon as breakfast is over, I read a chapter from the Hebrew Bible [...] and then I hear my brothers read Greek; at two we are so patriarchal as to dine: and afterwards I go out upon a donkey [...] & read Pelham, & do many idle things'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 24 Aug 1832 and 30 Aug 1832
Country:England
Timedaytime
Place:city: Sidmouth
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:n/a
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:Pelham, or The Adventures of a Gentleman
Genre:n/a
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1828
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:16339
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1985
Vol:3
Page:53
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1985), 3, p. 53, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16339, accessed: 07 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None