Record Number: 14369
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Well Sir - I have to thank you for your last, which certainly is the most tasteful Epistle I ever, in my life, received. I verily believe there is not a word of it, that could offend the nicest tastem or most musical ear - All is harmony, from beginning to end - and the Metaphor and Antithesis in which it abounds render the style surprisingly rich & striking.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 13 Feb 1822 and 20 Feb 1822
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:city: Haddington
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:Female
Date of Birth:14 Jul 1801
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Daughter of Doctor
Amateur writer
Religion:Christian (denomination unknown)
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:Letter dated 13 February 1822
Genre:Letter
Form of Text:Manuscript: Letter
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:14369
Source:Jane Baillie Welsh
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:2
Page:51
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Jane Baillie Welsh, C R Sanders (ed.), The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle (Durham, North Carolina, 1970), 2, p. 51, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=14369, accessed: 27 March 2023
Additional Comments:
Taken from letter from Jane Baillie Welsh to Thomas Carlyle - dated 3rd March though editor amends this to 20th February as this letter answers TC's of 13 Feb and is answered by his of 26 Feb. Date range of reading experience is therefore estimate based on above dates.
