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Record 24440

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
The Duke of Wellington to John Wilson Croker, 16 March 1831: 'I had read the Report of your speech in the newspapers; and I read it again last night with great satisfaction. 'It is a most able view of the plan of Reform; and dissects admirably some parts of the measure.'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: 15 Mar 1816
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: London
   
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:Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1769
Socio-economic group: Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation: Politician
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: Ireland
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: John Wilson Croker
Title: Speech on the first Reform Bill, 4 March 1831
Genre: Politics
Form of Text: Print: Unknown
Publication details: 4-16 March 1831
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 24440  
Source - Print  
  Author: n/a
  Editor: Louis J. Jennings
  Title: The Croker Papers. The Correspondence and Diaries of the Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker, LL.D., F.R.S, Secretary to the Admiralty from 1809 to 1830.
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1884
  Vol: 2
  Page: 111
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Louis J. Jennings (ed.), The Croker Papers. The Correspondence and Diaries of the Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker, LL.D., F.R.S, Secretary to the Admiralty from 1809 to 1830. (London, 1884), 2, p. 111, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=24440, accessed: 25 April 2024

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