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Record Number: 255


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Transcription of Cowper's poem and ''By W. Cowper'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1811 and 31 Dec 1830

Country:

n/a

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

B.A.T. Herbert

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

n/a

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

William Cowper

Title:

My Father! When I learned that thou was Dead

Genre:

Poetry, Conduct books

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

255

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

B.A.T. Herbert

Title:

Commonplace Book

Location:

St Clair Collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

3-5

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

B.A.T. Herbert, Commonplace Book, St Clair Collection, 3-5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=255, accessed: 17 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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