Record Number: 1541
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Dorothy Wordsworth to Catherine Clarkson, 23 December 1815: 'We have now nine sheets of the journal [by Captain Luff re time in Mauritius] - I do not intend to read it until we have the whole, yet I have looked at and been detained by many parts and carried away, until the lively recollection of our dear Friend ... became so painful that I stopped ... '
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Dec 1815 and 23 Dec 1815
Country:England
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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:Female
Date of Birth:25 Dec 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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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:journal
Genre:Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:1541
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:260
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, (Oxford, 1970), 2, p. 260, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1541, accessed: 09 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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