Record Number: 4377
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Charlotte Bronte to G. H. Lewes, 12 January 1848: 'What induced you to say that you would rather have written "Pride & Prejudice" or "Tom Jones" than any of the Waverley novels? I had not seen "Pride & Prejudice" till I read that sentence of yours, and then I got the book and studied it. And what did I find? An accurate daguerrotyped portrait of a common-place face ...'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Jan 1848
Country:England
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Place:city: Haworth
county: Yorkshire
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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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:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:letter
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Manuscript: Letter
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Source Information:
Record ID:4377
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Editor:Juliet Barker
Title:The Brontes: A Life in Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1997
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Page:180
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Citation:
Juliet Barker (ed.), The Brontes: A Life in Letters, (London, 1997), p. 180, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4377, accessed: 08 October 2024
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