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Record Number: 1480


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

William Wordsworth to Lady Beaumont, 20 November 1811: 'Do you see the Courier newspaper at Dunmow? I ask on account of a little poem upon the comet, which I have read in it to-day. Though with several defects ... it has great merit, and is far superior to the run not merely of newspaper but of modern poetry in general. I half suspect it to be Coleridge's ... I know of no other writer of the day who can write so well. It consists of five stanzas, in the measure of the Fairy Queen. It is to be found in last Saturday's paper, November 16th. If you don't see the Courier, we will transcribe it for you.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

20 Nov 1811

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

['a little poem upon the comet']

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

In The Courier, Saturday 16 November 1811

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

1480

Source:

Print

Author:

William and Dorothy Wordsworth

Editor:

Ernest De Selincourt

Title:

The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years 1806-1811

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1969

Vol:

1

Page:

521

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Ernest De Selincourt (ed.), The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years 1806-1811 (Oxford, 1969), 1, p. 521, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=1480, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

In note 1, p.521, it is noted that Colerridge not the author of this poem.

   
   
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