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Record Number: 18464


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Southey's long epic poem, called "Roderick the Last of the Goths", is the new work. Every one is busy reading it, or sleeping over it'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1818 and 31 Dec 1849

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

anon

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

unknown

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

unknown

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

anonymous correspondent of Charlotte Bury



Text Being Read:

Author:

Robert Southey

Title:

Roderick: The Last of the Goths

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

18464

Source:

Print

Author:

Charlotte Bury

Editor:

A. Francis Steuart

Title:

Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1908

Vol:

2

Page:

133

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Charlotte Bury, A. Francis Steuart (ed.), Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The, (London, 1908), 2, p. 133, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18464, accessed: 06 May 2024


Additional Comments:

Letter is undated and chronology is unclear but 'Roderick' was published in 1818.

   
   
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