Record Number: 9776

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I [Harriet Martineau] wrote a letter [...] to an Assistant Poor-law Commissioner, who was earnest in his endeavours to get workhouses supplied with milk and vegetables, by the labour of the inmates on the land. To my amazement, I found my letter in the "Times," one day while I was at Bolton.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Apr 1850 and 1 Sep 1850

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Bolton
county: Yorkshire

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:

Harriet Martineau

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

12 Jun 1802

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

Unitarian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Harriet Martineau

Title:

Letter to Assistant poor-law Commissioner

Genre:

Social Science, Agriculture / horticulture / husbandry

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

In the Times, 1850

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9776

Source:

Print

Author:

Harriet Martineau

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Harriet Martineau's Autobiography

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1877

Vol:

2

Page:

341

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography, (London, 1877), 2, p. 341, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9776, accessed: 20 January 2025

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Additional Comments:

None