Record Number: 1397

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Transcription of William Wordsworh, "Fidelity" in letter from Dorothy Wordsworth to Lady Beaumont, 2 March 1806 (first four stanzas as in 1807 edition, followed by further eight varying from these).

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

2 Mar 1806

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Dorothy Wordsworth

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

25 Dec 1771

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

William Wordsworth

Title:

Fidelity

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

1397

Source:

Print

Author:

William and Dorothy Wordsworth

Editor:

n/a

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:

13-14

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Ernest De Selincourt; revised Mary Moorman (ed.), The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years Part I 1806-1811, (Oxford, 1969), 1, p. 13-14, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1397, accessed: 19 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None