Record Number: 16924

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Two of your love poems are supremely beautiful - O let not words, the callous shell of thought & I will not say my life was sad and I like infinitely They owned their passion without shame or fear. I hope some day you will come and read to me again' [Letter to Richard Monckton Milnes]

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 12 Dec 1840 and 22 Dec 1840

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Paris

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Richard Monckton Milnes

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

19 Jun 1809

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

France

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

Mary Shelley

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Richard Monckton Milnes

Title:

Poetry for the People

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

16924

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Betty T. Bennett

Title:

The Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Place of Publication:

Baltimore / London

Date of Publication:

1988

Vol:

III

Page:

10

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Betty T. Bennett (ed.), The Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, (Baltimore / London, 1988), III, p. 10, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16924, accessed: 14 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None