Record Number: 26569
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Thursday, 8 December 1825: 'Knox, a young poet of considerable talent, died here a week or two since [...] succeeding to good farms under the Duke of Buccleuch [he] became too soon his own Master and plunged into dissipation and ruin. His poetical talent -- a very fine one -- then shewd itself in a fine strain of pensive poetry calld I think The Lonely Hearth [...] I am a bad promoter of subscriptions but I wished to do what I could for this lad whose talent I really admired [...] I tried to help him but there were temptations he could never resist [...] His last works were Spiritual hymns and which he wrote very well [...] all his works are grave and pensive a style'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1771
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Lonely Hearth
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Unknown
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Source Information:
Record ID:26569
Source:Walter Scott
Editor:W. E. K. Anderson
Title:The Journal of Sir Walter Scott
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1972
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Page:29-30
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Walter Scott, W. E. K. Anderson (ed.), The Journal of Sir Walter Scott, (Oxford, 1972), p. 29-30, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26569, accessed: 17 May 2024
Additional Comments:
Knox died on 12 November 1825, aged 36 (see p.29 n.4 in source).
