Record Number: 1645
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Dorothy Wordsworth describing progress of electioneering in Kendal to Sara Hutchinson, 24 March 1818: 'This morning ... [William Crackenthorp] called ... just before he was setting off with [Henry] B[rougham] on his canvass [he] ran down to us in out-of-breath haste to read us a letter just received from Mr Clarkson to Mr Wakefield [refusing support to Lowthers in election] ... it was a beautiful, a delightful letter ... after he had read the letter he hurried off ... '
Century:1800-1849
Date:24 Mar 1818
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:city: Kendal
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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Dorothy Wordsworth (reader's cousin).
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:letter to Mr Wakefield
Genre:Politics, Private correspondence
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsas published in Kendal Chronicle, 28 March 1818
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:1645
Source:William and Dorothy Wordsworth
Editor:Ernest De Selincourt
Title:The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The MIddle Years (1812-1820)
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:2
Page:448-49
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Ernest De Selincourt (ed.), The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The MIddle Years (1812-1820), (Oxford, 1970), 2, p. 448-49, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1645, accessed: 24 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None
