| Evidence: | 'Well Sir - I have to thank you for your last, which certainly is the most tasteful Epistle I ever, in my life, received. I verily believe there is not a word of it, that could offend the nicest tastem or most musical ear - All is harmony, from beginning to end - and the Metaphor and Antithesis in which it abounds render the style surprisingly rich & striking.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 13 Feb 1822 and 20 Feb 1822 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Haddington | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Jane Baillie Welsh |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 14 Jul 1801 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer Daughter of Doctor |
| Occupation: | Amateur writer |
| Religion: | Christian (denomination unknown) |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | Scotland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Thomas Carlyle |
| Title: | Letter dated 13 February 1822 |
| Genre: | Letter |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Letter |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 14369 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Jane Baillie Welsh | |
| Editor: | C R Sanders | |
| Title: | The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle | |
| Place of Publication: | Durham, North Carolina | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 2 | |
| Page: | 51 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Jane Baillie Welsh, C R Sanders (ed.), The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle (Durham, North Carolina, 1970), 2, p. 51, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14369, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
| Taken from letter from Jane Baillie Welsh to Thomas Carlyle - dated 3rd March though editor amends this to 20th February as this letter answers TC's of 13 Feb and is answered by his of 26 Feb. Date range of reading experience is therefore estimate based on above dates. |
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