Record Number: 9202
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'We are reading Motley's last, - much surprised not to like it better. It is so diffuse and sinks so very low in its Carlylisms &c.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Until: 21 Oct 1861
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Ambleside
county: Cumbria
(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:Female
Date of Birth:12 Jun 1802
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:Unitarian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Reading with Maria, but unsure if reading aloud.
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Causes of the Civil War in America [probably]
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Politics
Form of Text:Print: Pamphlet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:9202
Source:Harriet Martineau
Editor:Elisabeth Sanders Arbuckle
Title:Harriet Martineau's Letters to Fanny Wedgwood
Place of Publication:Stanford
Date of Publication:1983
Vol:n/a
Page:212
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Harriet Martineau, Elisabeth Sanders Arbuckle (ed.), Harriet Martineau's Letters to Fanny Wedgwood, (Stanford, 1983), p. 212, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9202, accessed: 11 December 2024
Additional Comments:
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