Record Number: 17226

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Wolfe was a great admirer of Gray's "Elegy"; and as he was going down the river with his officers, previous to the storming of Montreal, he read the poem to them to while away the time, for it was then a new thing, just published. When he had finished he turned to them and said, "Gentlemen, I had rather have been the author of that poem, and have given utterance to the sentiments expressed in it, than I would enjoy all the honour which I believe awaits us in this expedition".'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 23 Jan 1758 and 13 Sep 1759

Country:

Canada

Time

n/a

Place:

other location: approaching Montreal

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

James Wolfe

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

2 Jan 1727

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Soldier, officer, General

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Canada

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

soldiers under his command

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Thomas Gray

Title:

'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

17226

Source:

Print

Author:

Elizabeth Missing Sewell

Editor:

Eleanor L. Sewell

Title:

The Autobiography of Elizabeth M. Sewell

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1907

Vol:

n/a

Page:

109

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Eleanor L. Sewell (ed.), The Autobiography of Elizabeth M. Sewell (London, 1907), p. 109, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=17226, accessed: 23 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None