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Record Number: 33998


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

‘Talking of Doctors, there is another volume of the Doctor forthcoming. What a wonderful energy of intellect, that can produce such a work under such circumstances. And yet, it is possible, that poor Uncle [Robert Southey] finds a relief in writing happy nonsense. ...’

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1834 and 21 Aug 1836

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Grasmere
county: Cumbria

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:

Hartley Coleridge

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

19 Sep 1796

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Poet, essayist, teacher, biographer

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:

Robert Southey

Title:

The Doctor

Genre:

Fiction, Essays / Criticism, Poetry, Children's Lit, Miscellany / Anthology, Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

First published in 1834

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

33998

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

195

Additional Comments:

Letter addressed to Mrs Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Hartley’s mother), at 21 Downshire Place, Hampstead, London, from Grasmere, dated August 21 [1836].

Citation:

Hartley Coleridge, Grace Evelyn and Earl Leslie Griggs (ed.), Letters of Hartley Coleridge, (London, 1936), n/a, p. 195, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33998, accessed: 20 April 2024


Additional Comments:

Mrs Samuel Taylor Coleridge is Sarah Coleridge, née Fricker.

   
   
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