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Record Number: 1241


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Mr. Wilson came to us on Saturday morning and stayed till Sunday afternoon - William [Wordsworth] read the White Doe; and Coleridge's Christabel to him, with both of which he was much delighted.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 29 Apr 1809 and 30 Apr 1809

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

William Wordsworth

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

7 Apr 1770

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

"Mr. Wilson"


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

William Wordsworth

Title:

White Doe of Rylstone, The

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodicalUnknown

Publication Details

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

1241

Source:

Print

Author:

William and Dorothy Wordsworth

Editor:

Ernest De Selincourt

Title:

The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth. The Middle Years, Part I: 1806-1811

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1969

Vol:

1

Page:

326

Additional Comments:

From Dorothy Wordsworth to Thomas De Quincey, 1 May [1809].

Citation:

William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Ernest De Selincourt (ed.), The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth. The Middle Years, Part I: 1806-1811 (Oxford, 1969), 1, p. 326, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=1241, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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