Record Number: 28789
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Mary Robinson, author of an early study of Emily Bronte, to Charlotte Bronte's friend Ellen
Nussey, 5 April 1882:
'I am an architect's daughter and like the Bronte's [sic] finished my schooling in Brussels. But
long before then I had read and re-read their books.'
1800-1849, 1850-1899
Date:unknown
Country:England
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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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:27 Feb 1857
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Author, literary scholar, and poet
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unknown
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
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Source Information:
Record ID:28789
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:2:4
Page:271
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington (ed.), The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence, (Oxford, 1980), 2:4, p. 271, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28789, accessed: 28 April 2025
Additional Comments:
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