Record Number: 4817
Reading Experience:
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" ... Elizabeth Sewell's consumption of 'modern' works in the late 1820s and 1830s, she records [in her autobiography], specifically mentioning Scott and Byron, led to worry and 'hysteria' based on the feeling that it would be pleasant to have someone caring for her. She had not yet learnt, she claims, the joy that comes through caring for others."
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1825 and 1839
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Reader: Age:Unknown
Gender:Female
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
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Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:4817
Source:Kate Flint
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Title:The Woman Reader: 1837-1914
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1993
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Page:220
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Citation:
Kate Flint, The Woman Reader: 1837-1914, (Oxford, 1993), p. 220, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4817, accessed: 10 October 2024
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