Record Number: 27571
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Talking of Vixisse it may not be impertinent to notice that Knox, a young poet of considerable talent, died here a week or two since...His poetical talent - a very fine one - then shewd itself in a fine strain of pensive poetry calld I think the Lonely Hearth, far superior to those of Michael Bruce (Footnote: Scott probably had in his mind his 'Elegy - Written in Spring'), whose consumption by the way has been the life of his verses.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Until: 8 Dec 1825
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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:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Novelist, poet & lawyer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Elegy - Written in Spring
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Unknown
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Source Information:
Record ID:27571
Source:Walter Scott
Editor:W.E.K. Anderson
Title:The Journal of Sir Walter Scott
Place of Publication:Edinburgh
Date of Publication:1998
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Page:36
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Walter Scott, W.E.K. Anderson (ed.), The Journal of Sir Walter Scott, (Edinburgh, 1998), p. 36, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27571, accessed: 05 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Diary entry for Thursday, 8th December 1825