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Record Number: 28499


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'short as all his are, & excellent as almost all are'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

26 Nov 1843

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

county: Yorkshire
specific address: Castle Howard

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:

G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

18 Apr 1802

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Aristocrat and Politician

Religion:

Liberal Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

Lord Morpeth became 7th Earl of Carlisle in 1848.



Text Being Read:

Author:

Thomas Arnold

Title:

Sermon on the text 'except ye eat the flesh of the son of man'

Genre:

Sermon

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

28499

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth

Title:

Carlisle MSS

Location:

Castle Howard

Call No:

J19/8/1

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

Diary entry for November 26th 1843

Citation:

G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth, Carlisle MSS, Castle Howard, J19/8/1, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28499, accessed: 02 May 2024


Additional Comments:

Arnold was one of Lord Morpeth's favourite preachers.

   
   
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