Record Number: 25138
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 1-7 January, 1797: '...the view is bounded by the accursed smoke of London. methinks like Camoens I could dub it Babylon & write lamentations for the “Sion” of my birth place, having like him no reason to regret the past [words scored out] except that it is not the present. it is the country I want. a field thistle is to me worth all the flowers of Covent Garden.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 1 Jan 1797
Country:unknown
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:12 Aug 1774
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:unknown
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:‘Babylon and Sion’
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:25138
Source - Manuscript:Other
Author:"The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 193. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 29 April 2009. ,
Citation:"The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 193. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 29 April 2009. , http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=25138, accessed: 24 April 2024
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