Record Number: 18128
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I am daily expecting a letter from you on the subject of the Life of Schiller. I have got a copy of his Works beside me, which I have been glancing over; and I feel anxious to commence the business fo remoulding and enlarging, in due form.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 14 Jul 1824 and 29 Jul 1824
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Birmingham
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:4 Dec 1795
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer / Academic
Religion:Lapsed Calvinist
Country of Origin:Scotland
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:Works
Genre:Drama, History, Poetry, Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsUnknown
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18128
Source:Thomas Carlyle
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:3
Page:117
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Carlyle, C R Sanders (ed.), The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle, (Durham, North Carolina, 1970), 3, p. 117, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18128, accessed: 04 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Taken from letter from Thomas Carlyle to John Taylor dated 29 July 1824, written at Birmingham. Pages 117 - 118 in this edition. Estimated date range based on Carlyle's approximate arrival in Birmgingham and date of letter to Taylor.