Record Number: 18996

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Wm read his first 2 lectures on Poetry &c aloud which people seemed very much to like & I lay on the sofa & enjoyed myself in listening'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

13 Aug 1838

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Manchester

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:

William Gaskell

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

24 Jul 1805

Socio-Economic Group:

Clergy (includes all denominations)

Occupation:

Clergyman

Religion:

Nonconformist

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Elizabeth Gaskell and others

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

[lectures on poetry]

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, lecture

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

18996

Source:

Print

Author:

Elizabeth Gaskell

Editor:

J.A.V. Chapple

Title:

Letters of Mrs Gaskell, The

Place of Publication:

Manchester

Date of Publication:

1997

Vol:

n/a

Page:

25

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Elizabeth Gaskell, J.A.V. Chapple (ed.), Letters of Mrs Gaskell, The (Manchester, 1997), p. 25, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18996, accessed: 16 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

Additional editor Arthur Pollard. Letter to Elizabeth Gaskell, Mrs Gaskell's sister in law.