Record Number: 17483
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Tell me - did you write the critic [critique] on his [Edward Irving's] book, which appeared in the Sunday Times - I had not read two sentences of it till I said to myself "this is He" do not forget to tell me - I shall be disappointed if I find I have mistaken your style -'
Century:1800-1849
Date:21 Jul 1823
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:city: "Hell"
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:Female
Date of Birth:14 Jul 1801
Socio-Economic Group:n/a
Occupation:N/A
Religion:Christian
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:Review of Edward Irving's The Orations and the Arguments For Judgment To Come
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: NewspaperManuscript: Letter
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:17483
Source:Jane Baillie Welsh
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:2
Page:417
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Jane Baillie Welsh, C R Sanders (ed.), The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle, (Durham, North Carolina, 1970), 2, p. 417, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17483, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
Taken from letter from JBW to Thomas Carlyle dated 19 August 1823 written at "Hell" (I am unable to find what this is short for). Pages 415 - 418 in this edition. Estimated date range based on day of this letter (Tuesday 19th) and the previous Sunday).
