Record Number: 28519

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'They give the picture of a consumate man, in whom the signal aptitude for detail does not detract from, but adds largely to the impression of his even & capacious greatness. For the drawbacks which human character must always furnish, certainly when not attended by a paramount spirit of religion, I should be inclined to mention his abstinence from praise, & a misgiving whether he interfered energetically enough to prevent the horrors that attended the stormings of his great sieges'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

4 Dec 1844

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

county: Yorkshire
specific address: Castle Howard

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

18 Apr 1802

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Aristocrat and Politician

Religion:

Liberal Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

Lord Morpeth became 7th Earl of Carlisle in 1848.

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

Title:

Despatches of the Duke of Wellington

Genre:

History, Biography, Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

28519

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth

Title:

Carlisle MSS

Location:

Castle Howard

Call No:

J19/8/5

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

Diary entry for December 4th 1844

Citation:

G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth, Carlisle MSS, Castle Howard, J19/8/5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28519, accessed: 18 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None