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Record Number: 3011


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Dorothy Wordsworth's Grasmere Journal, 11 January 1803: 'Before tea I sate 2 hours in the parlour. Read part of The Knight's Tale with exquisite delight.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

11 Jan 1803

Country:

England

Time

daytime

Place:

specific address: Dove Cottage, Grasmere
location in dwelling: parlour

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Dorothy Wordsworth

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

25 Dec 1771

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

Church of England

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:

Geoffrey Chaucer

Title:

The Knight's Tale

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

3011

Source:

Print

Author:

Dorothy Wordsworth

Editor:

Helen Darbishire

Title:

Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1958

Vol:

n/a

Page:

213

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Dorothy Wordsworth, Helen Darbishire (ed.), Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth (London, 1958), p. 213, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=3011, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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