Record Number: 28522
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'We have been extremely interested & amused, I think there is more power in the story, & perhaps more vigor in the characters than in any of the others, rather an increased tendency to exaggeration & a minute length of description'
Century:1800-1849
Date:21 Dec 1844
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Yorkshire
specific address: Castle Howard
(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: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
Georgiana, 6th Countess of Carlisle (his mother)
Additional Comments:
Lord Morpeth became 7th Earl of Carlisle in 1848.
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Martin Chuzzlewit
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:28522
Source:Manuscript
Author:G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth
Title:Carlisle MSS
Location:Castle Howard
Call No:J19/8/6
Page/Folio:n/a
Additional Information:
Diary entry for December 21st 1844
Citation:
G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth, Carlisle MSS, Castle Howard, J19/8/6, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28522, accessed: 10 November 2024
Additional Comments:
The diary entry records that he read this work aloud with his mother.