Record Number: 11491
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Tell David Fergusson that I am charmed with his manuscript [a handwritten copy of Carlyle's "Life of Pascal"]; it is the prettiest [that] ever was written for the Encyclopaedia, and perfectly correct.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:19 Jul 1821
Country:Scotland
Timeafternoon: Tea-time
Place:city: Edinburgh
specific address: Robertson's Lodgings, 16 Carnegie Street
(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:Male
Date of Birth:4 Dec 1795
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer / Academic
Religion:Lapsed Calvinist
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Life of Pascal
Genre:Biography
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet, Handwritten copy of Carlyle's own text
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:11491
Source:Thomas Carlyle
Editor:C R Sanders
Title:The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
Place of Publication:Durham, North Carolina
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:1
Page:373
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Carlyle, C R Sanders (ed.), The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle, (Durham, North Carolina, 1970), 1, p. 373, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11491, accessed: 18 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Taken from letter from Thomas Carlyle to John A. Carlyle, dated 19th July 1821, written at Edinburgh (address as given in Editor's notes). Pages 370-374 in this edition. Date of reading experience is estimate - Carlyle does not mention this copying before and it appears that John A. Carlyle included it with his current letter to TC.
