Record Number: 5425
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"Take, for instance, his 'Lyrics of Love', so full of beauty and tenderness. Nor are his 'Songs of Progress' less full of poetic power and beauty."
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1849 and 1851
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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:23 Dec 1812
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Medical doctor and writer of self-help manuals
Religion:Christian
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:Lyrics of Love
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:5425
Source:Gerald Massey
Editor:Samuel Smiles
Title:Poetical Works
Place of Publication:n/a
Date of Publication:1861
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Page:xiv
Additional Comments:
The quotation comes from Samuel Smiles' introduction to Massey's "Poetical Works", entitled "A Biographical Sketch of Gerald Massey, 1851 (when he was only 23)". Smiles here comments on "Gerald Massey's recent poetry"
Citation:
Gerald Massey, Samuel Smiles (ed.), Poetical Works, (1861), p. xiv, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5425, accessed: 08 February 2025
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