Record Number: 33914
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘I am afraid there is little hope at present of another portion of the Recluse, but it must delight every lover of mankind to see how the influence of Wordsworth’s poetry is diverging, spreading over society, benefitting [sic] the heart and soul of the Species, and indirectly operating upon thousands, who haply, never read, or will read, a single page of his fine Volumes.’
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan and 30 Aug 1830
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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:19 Sep 1796
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Poet, essayist, teacher
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Recluse
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book, Hartley is also referring to a 'reading' of W. Wordsworth's poetry outside any form of text
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:33914
Source:Hartley Coleridge
Editor:Grace Evelyn and Earl Leslie Griggs
Title:Letters of Hartley Coleridge
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1936
Vol:n/a
Page:112
Additional Comments:
Letter addressed to Hartley's brother, Derwent Coleridge, 'Begun August - Finished August 30, [1830.]'
Citation:
Hartley Coleridge, Grace Evelyn and Earl Leslie Griggs (ed.), Letters of Hartley Coleridge, (London, 1936), n/a, p. 112, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33914, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None
