Elizabeth Phelan (later CET
) met John Britt
, a deaf and dumb Irish boy who became the first of her three adoptive children. He died in 1831.
Khorana, Meena, and Judith Gero John, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 163. Gale Research, 1996.
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Textual Features
Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna
John Britt
appeared again as a character in this book.
Textual Production
Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna
The Happy Mute; or, The Dumb Child
's Appeal appeared, a book for children by Charlotte Elizabeth (later Tonna) based on events in her own life.
Khorana, Meena, and Judith Gero John, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 163. Gale Research, 1996.
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Theme or Topic Treated in Text
Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna
The Happy Mute; or, The Dumb Child's Appeal was inspired by John Britt, the deaf Irish child whom CET
had adopted in 1823: he died in 1831. He appeared again as a character in another...
