Record Number: 16537
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 30 April 1839: 'At painful times, when composition is impossible & reading not [italics]enough[end italics], grammars & dictionaries are excellent for [italics]distraction[end italics]. Just at such a time .. when we were leaving Herefordshire .. I pinned myself down to Hebrew, took Parkhurst & Professor Lee for my familiars, & went through the Hebrew Bible form Genesis to Malachi, Syrica & all, as if I were studying for a professorship, -- & never once halting for breath. But I do hope & trust to learn no more languages. There is no mental exertion, per se so little beneficial to the mind.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1832 and 30 Sep 1832
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: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
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Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:A Grammar of the Hebrew Language
Genre:Textbook / self-education, Reference / General works, Languages
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1827
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:16537
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1986
Vol:4
Page:144
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1986), 4, p. 144, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16537, accessed: 14 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None
