Record Number: 17270
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Thomas Westwood to Elizabeth Barrett, 27 December 1843: 'On my return from a long, weary walk through mud & mist, yesterday morning, my eyes were gladdened by the sight of your letter [...] Thank you for those lines of Wordsworth's [epitaph for Robert Southey, transcribed by Barrett in her letter, of 26 December 1843]'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:26 Dec 1843
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:6 Mar 1806
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Evangelical
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:epitaph for Robert Southey
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:17270
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1990
Vol:8
Page:114
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1990), 8, p. 114, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17270, accessed: 02 May 2024
Additional Comments:
Barrett had written from 50 Wimpole Street, London. Text read appears in Letter 1470 in source (pp.106-108). Source eds note at p.108 n.3 that Wordsworth's piece appeared in John Bull (25 December 1843, p.809); The Times (26 December) and The Athenaeum (30 December).
