Record Number: 1513
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
William Wordsworth to R. P.Gillies, 23 November 1814: 'I thank you for the Queen's Wake; since I saw you in Edinburgh I have read it. It does Mr. Hogg great credit. Of the tales, I liked best ... the Witch of Fife, the former part of Kilmenie, and the Abbot Mackinnon.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1813 and 31 Dec 1814
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:7 Apr 1770
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Queen's Wake, The
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Unknown
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Source Information:
Record ID:1513
Source:William and Dorothy Wordsworth
Editor:Ernest De Selincourt
Title:The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years 1806-1811
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:2
Page:169
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Ernest De Selincourt (ed.), The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years 1806-1811, (Oxford, 1970), 2, p. 169, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1513, accessed: 04 October 2024
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