Record Number: 1535
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
William Wordsworth to R. P. Gillies, 25 April 1815: 'You mentioned Guy Mannering in your last. I have read it. I cannot say that I was disappointed, for there is very considerable talent displayed ... But the adventures I think are not well chosen or well executed ... '
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Unknown
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:7 Apr 1771
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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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Guy Mannering
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:1535
Source:William and Dorothy Wordsworth
Editor:Ernest De Selincourt
Title:The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:2
Page:232
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Citation:
William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Ernest De Selincourt (ed.), The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years, (Oxford, 1970), 2, p. 232, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1535, accessed: 04 December 2024
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