Record Number: 28608
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Charlotte Bronte to W. S. Williams, 14 August 1848:
'I regard Mr Thackeray as the first of modern masters, and as the legitimate high priest of Truth [...] He, I see, keeps the mermaid's tail below water, and only hints at the dead men's bones and noxious slime amidst which it wriggles; but, his hint is more vivid than other men's elaborate explanations [comments further] [...] There is a something, a sort of "still profound," revealed in the concluding part of Vanity Fair which the discernment of one generation will not suffice to fathom [comments further].'
1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1848 and 14 Aug 1848
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: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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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Vanity Fair (concluding instalment)
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:28608
Source:n/a
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:244
Additional Comments:
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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. 244, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28608, accessed: 26 April 2025
Additional Comments:
None
