| Evidence: | Dorothy Wordsworth to William Wordsworth, 23 April 1812: 'John is certainly much quicker in reading than he was. He has read very hard and taken up the Book frequently himself - this with the hope of getting into his new history of England when he has finished Robinson Crusoe.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Apr 1812 and 30 Apr 1812 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | John Wordsworth |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1803 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | child |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Daniel Defoe |
| Title: | Robinson Crusoe |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 1484 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | William and Dorothy Wordsworth | |
| Editor: | Ernest De Selincourt | |
| Title: | The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years 1806-1811 | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 2 | |
| Page: | 5-6 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Ernest De Selincourt (ed.), The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years 1806-1811 (Oxford, 1970), 2, p. 5-6, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1484, accessed: 09 December 2023 | |
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