Record Number: 28694

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Charlotte Bronte to Mrs C[atherine]. F. G. Gore, 27 August 1850:

'The book had for me its own peculiar value as a work often heard of and long wished for: I have now read it; it has given me much pleasure [...] I knew nothing of the circles you describe before I read "The Hamiltons," but feel I do know something of them now.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1850 and 27 Aug 1850

Country:

n/a

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Charlotte Brontë

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:

n/a

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Catherine Gore

Title:

The Hamiltons

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

28694

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

2:3

Page:

150

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington (ed.), The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence, (Oxford, 1980), 2:3, p. 150, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28694, accessed: 23 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None