Record Number: 33914
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
�I am afraid there is little hope at present of another portion of the Recluse, but it must delight every lover of mankind to see how the influence of Wordsworth�s poetry is diverging, spreading over society, benefitting [sic] the heart and soul of the Species, and indirectly operating upon thousands, who haply, never read, or will read, a single page of his fine Volumes.�
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan and 30 Aug 1830
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:19 Sep 1796
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Poet, essayist, teacher
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Recluse
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book, Hartley is also referring to a 'reading' of W. Wordsworth's poetry outside any form of text
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:33914
Source:Hartley Coleridge
Editor:Grace Evelyn and Earl Leslie Griggs
Title:Letters of Hartley Coleridge
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1936
Vol:n/a
Page:112
Additional Comments:
Letter addressed to Hartley's brother, Derwent Coleridge, 'Begun August - Finished August 30, [1830.]'
Citation:
Hartley Coleridge, Grace Evelyn and Earl Leslie Griggs (ed.), Letters of Hartley Coleridge, (London, 1936), n/a, p. 112, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33914, accessed: 04 February 2026
Additional Comments:
None
