Record Number: 19610
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning to Arabella Moulton-Barrett, 12 March 1850: 'Robert is reading "the Caxtons" & is much pleased with the book. [italics]I[end italics] am reading "Shirley", and am interested -- only it does not seem to me equally suggestive of power (so far) with Jane Eyre.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Feb 1850 and 12 Feb 1850
Country:Italy
Timen/a
Place:city: Florence
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:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Shirley
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1849
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:19610
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley, Scott Lewis, Edward Hagan
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:2007
Vol:16
Page:81-82
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Philip Kelley, Scott Lewis, Edward Hagan (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 2007), 16, p. 81-82, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19610, accessed: 10 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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