Record Number: 14373
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I thought to rise at five on Thursday morning, but fatigue made my head bad. I slept till nine - I opened "Mary Stewart" after breakfast but Dr Fiffe interrupted me, and teazed me to play at shuttlecock till I consented-'
Century:1800-1849
Date:23 May 1822
Country:Scotland
Timemorning
Place:city: Haddington
specific address: Welshs' home
(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:Female
Date of Birth:14 Jul 1801
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Daughter of doctor
Amateur writer
Religion:Christian (denomination unknown)
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Mary Stewart
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsFirst performed June 14 1800
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:14373
Source:Jane Baillie Welsh
Editor:C R Sanders
Title:The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
Place of Publication:Durham, North Carolina
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:2
Page:113-114
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Jane Baillie Welsh, C R Sanders (ed.), The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle, (Durham, North Carolina, 1970), 2, p. 113-114, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14373, accessed: 04 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Taken from letter from Jane Baillie Welsh to Thomas Carlyle, written at Haddington. It is dated 29th May 1822 but the editor corrects this to the 25th based on references to specific events.