Record Number: 4371
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
W. M. Thackeray to William Smith Williams, 23 October 1847: 'I wish you had not sent me "Jane Eyre." It interested me so much that I have lost (or won if you like) a whole day in reading it ... Some of the love passages made me cry, to the astonishment of John who came in with the coals ... Give my respect and thanks to the author, whose novel is the first English one (and the French are only romances now) that I've been able to read for many a day.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 16 Oct 1847 and 23 Oct 1847
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:Male
Date of Birth:18 Jul 1811
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:India
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
His servant John who came in with the coal.
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Jane Eyre
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details16 October 1847
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:4371
Source:n/a
Editor:Juliet Barker
Title:The Brontes: A Life in Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1997
Vol:n/a
Page:171
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Juliet Barker (ed.), The Brontes: A Life in Letters, (London, 1997), p. 171, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4371, accessed: 10 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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