Record Number: 19116
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I felt rather lonely this Morning at breakfast so I went and unbox'd a Shakspeare - "There's my Comfort".
Century:1800-1849
Date:15 Apr 1817
Country:England
Timemorning: At breakfast
Place:city: Southampton
county: Hampshire
(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:31 Oct 1795
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Poet
Religion:Unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unknown
Genre:Drama, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:19116
Source:John Keats
Editor:Robert Gittings
Title:John Keats Selected Letters
Place of Publication:New York
Date of Publication:2002
Vol:n/a
Page:5
Additional Comments:
Revised by Jon Mee. Quotation taken from a letter written by John Keats to his brothers George and Tom to inform them of his arrival in Southampton.
Citation:
John Keats, Robert Gittings (ed.), John Keats Selected Letters (New York, 2002), p. 5, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=19116, accessed: 28 March 2024
Additional Comments:
The Shakespearean quotation is identified in an editorial note as "The Tempest" II.ii.56.