Record Number: 28524
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'full of his living wit & wisdom, & not without some of his flippancy on solemn themes, however there is so much of manly justice in the whole argument that I could only wish for the suppression of one or two unnecessary jokes about extreme unction'
Century:1800-1849
Date:1 Apr 1845
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Yorkshire
specific address: Castle Howard
(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: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.
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:A Fragment on the Irish Roman Church
Genre:Other religious, Essays / Criticism, Politics
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication DetailsFirst published 1845.
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:28524
Source:Manuscript
Author:G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth
Title:Carlisle MSS
Location:Castle Howard
Call No:J19/8/6
Page/Folio:n/a
Additional Information:
Diary entry for April 1st 1845
Citation:
G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth, Carlisle MSS, Castle Howard, J19/8/6, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28524, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
Smith was well known to the Howard family, having been rector at Foston-le-Clay near Castle Howard. Since this book was not published until the following year, it is probable that it was read in manuscript. The comments about the possible suppression of jokes in the text (before publication?) would tend to support this reading.
