Record Number: 16360
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett to Hugh Stuart Boyd, 24 June 1835: 'I am reading Dr Brown's Philosophy -- shall have [italics]read[end italics] it tomorrow -- and like metaphysics better than ever, & am beginning to think it quite as [italics]demonstrative[end italics] as mathematics the beloved! -- I am reading besides, Anthony Collins, and Luther, [italics]on the will[end italics].'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jun 1835 and 24 Dec 1835
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Sidmouth
county: Devonshire
(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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind
Genre:Social Science, Philosophy, psychology
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1820
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:16360
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1985
Vol:3
Page:139
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1985), 3, p. 139, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16360, accessed: 07 October 2024
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