Record Number: 28722

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Charlotte Bronte to George Smith, 7 January 1851:

'I did enjoy my visit to Miss Martineau very much [...] I rather tremble at the anticipation of a work she is about to publish conjointly with a Mr Atkinson. She read me some passages of it which partially mesmerised me, but she is ready to meet any shock of opposition for the sake of what she believes the Truth.'

Century:

1800-1849, 1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1850 and 7 Jan 1851

Country:

England

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:

Harriet Martineau

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

12 Jun 1802

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

Unitarian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Charlotte Bronte

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Harriet Martineau and H. G. Atkinson

Title:

Letters on the Laws of Man's Social Nature

Genre:

Other religious, Social Science, Philosophy

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

28722

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:

196

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. 196, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28722, accessed: 20 January 2025

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Additional Comments:

None