Record Number: 28606
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Charlotte Bronte to her publisher, W. S. Williams, 31 July 1848:
'You will have seen some of the notices of "Wildfell Hall." I wish my sister felt the unfavourable ones less keenly [...] For my part, I consider the subject [domestic abuse and marital separation] unfortunately chosen — it was one the author was not qualified to handle at once vigorously and truthfully. The simple and natural — quiet description and simple pathos are, I think, Acton Bell's forte. I liked "Agnes Grey" better than the present work.'
1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:21 Apr 1816
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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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Agnes Grey
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Unknown
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Source Information:
Record ID:28606
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Editor:Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington
Title:The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships, and Correspondence
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:1:2
Page:241
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Citation:
Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington (ed.), The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships, and Correspondence, (Oxford, 1980), 1:2, p. 241, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28606, accessed: 28 April 2025
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