Record Number: 1230
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
William Wordsworth suggests to Francis Wrangham that he attempt to write a local history: 'I am induced to mention it from a belief that you are admirably qualified for such a work ... and from a regret in seeing works of this kind ... utterly marred by falling into the hands of wretched Bunglers, e.g. the History of Cleveland whiich I have just read, by a Clergyman of Yarm by the name of Grave, the most heavy performance I ever encountered ... '
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Sep 1808 and 2 Oct 1808
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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:7 Apr 1770
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The History and Antiquities of Cleveland in the North Riding of Yorkshire
Genre:History, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1808
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:1230
Source:William and Dorothy Wordsworth
Editor:Ernest De Selincourt
Title:The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth. The Middle Years, Part I: 1806-1811
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1969
Vol:1
Page:270
Additional Comments:
From William Wordsworth to Francis Wrangham, 2 October 1808.
Citation:
William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Ernest De Selincourt (ed.), The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth. The Middle Years, Part I: 1806-1811, (Oxford, 1969), 1, p. 270, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1230, accessed: 18 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None
