Record Number: 33933
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘I have an opportunity of seeing papers enough at Mr. Withington’s, the present occupant of Allan Bank, a most worthy Englishman and Tory of Falstaffian dimensions, who has been extremely kind and hospitable to your humble servant.’
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan and 10 Oct 1831
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Grasmere
county: Cumbria
specific address: Allan Bank (occupied by Mr Withington)
(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:[newspapers]
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Politics, Miscellany / Anthology, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Details1831
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:33933
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:134
Additional Comments:
Letter addressed to Mrs Samuel Taylor Coleridge, at No. 1 Downshire Place, Downshire Hill, Hampstead, near London, from Grasmere, dated October 10, 1831. The letter also describes his difficult in getting hold of the Athenaeum, and his dislike of the Carlisle Patriot (see separate RED entry).
Citation:
Hartley Coleridge, Grace Evelyn and Earl Leslie Griggs (ed.), Letters of Hartley Coleridge, (London, 1936), n/a, p. 134, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33933, accessed: 24 January 2025
Additional Comments:
Mrs Samuel Taylor Coleridge is Sarah Coleridge, née Fricker.
