Record Number: 10349
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Except a brief visit to Ruthwell, I have scarcely been from home since my arrival - my excursions in the world of literature have scarcely been wider... With respect to Goethe's "Faust" - if I were at your side you should hear of nothing else for many hours; and sorry am I that your brows will suddenly contract - if I give free scope to my notions even by this imperfect vehicle.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 6 May 1820 and 3 Jun 1820
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:city: Mainhill, near Ecclefechan
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:4 Dec 1795
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer / Academic
Religion:Lapsed Calvinist
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Faust
Genre:Drama, Social Science, Politics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:10349
Source:Thomas Carlyle
Editor:C R Sanders
Title:The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
Place of Publication:Durham, North Carolina
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:1
Page:254-255
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Thomas Carlyle, C R Sanders (ed.), The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle (Durham, North Carolina, 1970), 1, p. 254-255, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=10349, accessed: 27 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Take from letter from Thomas Carlyle to Edward Irving, dated 3rd June 1820, written at Mainhill. Pages 253 - 256 in this edition. Dates of reading experience based on his date of arrival at Mainhill and the date of this letter.
