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Record 28494

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'written in a bad American style, turgid, & obscurely fractious, but interesting from its matter'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 20 Nov 1843 and 23 Nov 1843
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:G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 18 Apr 1802
Socio-economic group: Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation: Aristocrat and Politician
Religion: Liberal Anglican
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: Lord Morpeth became 7th Earl of Carlisle in 1848.

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Thomas Farnham
Title: Travels in the Great Western Prairies
Genre: Geography / Travel
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 28494  
  Source - Manuscript
  Author: G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth
  Title: Carlisle MSS
  Location: Castle Howard
  Call no: J19/8/1
  Page/folio: n/a

Citation: G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth, Carlisle MSS Castle Howard, p. J19/8/1, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28494, accessed: 24 April 2024

Additional comments:

Lord Morpeth journeyed around North America in 1841-42, hence his interest in this book.

 

 

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