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Record Number: 4414


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Charlotte Bronte Nicholls to Ellen Nussey, 20 October 1854: "Arthur has just been glancing over this note -- He thinks I have written too freely ..."

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

20 Oct 1854

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Haworth
county: Yorkshire
specific address: Haworth Parsonage

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Arthur Bell Nicholls

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1819

Socio-Economic Group:

Clergy (includes all denominations)

Occupation:

Curate

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

Ireland

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Charlotte Bronte

Title:

note to Ellen Nussey

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Letter

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown
Read whilst being written


Source Information:

Record ID:

4414

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Juliet Barker

Title:

The Brontes: A Life in Letters

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1997

Vol:

n/a

Page:

394

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Juliet Barker (ed.), The Brontes: A Life in Letters, (London, 1997), p. 394, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4414, accessed: 10 October 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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