Record Number: 1492

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Dorothy Wordsworth to William and Mary Wordsworth, 3 May [1812]: '[John] appears to us very slow in comprehending what he reads in the Grammar. Today we proposed to him to take his History of England to School; but he blushed and said he could not read well enough - I tried him and find he can ... '

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

3 May 1812

Country:

England

Time

daytime

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

John Wordsworth

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1803

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

child

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

Dorothy Wordsworth, aunt of John.

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown

Title:

History of England

Genre:

History

Form of Text:

Print: BookManuscript: Letter

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

1492

Source:

Print

Author:

William and Dorothy Wordsworth

Editor:

Ernest De Selincourt

Title:

The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years 1806-1811

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

2

Page:

12

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Ernest De Selincourt (ed.), The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years 1806-1811, (Oxford, 1970), 2, p. 12, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1492, accessed: 04 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None