Record Number: 19917
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'There is a Spaniard here (one of the refugees) who from Catholic has become Protestant, a very honest shrewd little fellow, between whom and Irving I have had occasion frequently of late to officiate as interpreter (the Sp[an]iard speaking only French). I have bethought me of turning his skill [to] account; I have bought a Spanish grammar, and begun yesterday to take lessons from him in his language, which I may repay by giving him lessons in mine.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:13 Feb 1825
Country:London
Timen/a
Place:city: London
county: Pentonville
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:4 Dec 1795
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer / Academic
Religion:Lapsed Calvinist
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:London
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Spanish neighbour
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Spanish Grammar
Genre:Textbook / self-education
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsSpanish grammar book - details unknown
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:19917
Source:Thomas Carlyle
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:3
Page:285
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Thomas Carlyle, C R Sanders (ed.), The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle, (Durham, North Carolina, 1970), 3, p. 285, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19917, accessed: 18 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Taken from letter from Carlyle to Alexander Carlyle dated 14 February 1824, written at Pentonville. Pages 283-286 in this edition.
