Notebooks of Miss Elizabeth Barrett

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Notebooks containing notes from Rollin's Ancient History, a translation of a French play and miscellaneous notes.

Dates

Creation: 1847-1848

Extent

0.15 Linear metres (3 physical shelfmarks)

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. e. 3383-3385].

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MSS. Eng. e. 3383-3385

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 12748

Additional Description

Abstract

Notebooks written by Miss Elizabeth Barrett.

Biographical / Historical

As a child, Elizabeth Barrett became the ward of her cousin, Edward Barrett Moulton-Barrett, the father of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, who undertook much of her education. She later married one of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's younger brothers, Alfred Price Moulton-Barrett.