| Evidence: | Dorothy Wordsworth to William and Mary Wordsworth, 3 May [1812]: '[John] is reading a Story Book of Algernon [Montagu]'s at home and you would be surprised to hear how well he reads it; yet when he is reading a Book that does not interest him he seems to read it just as ill as ever.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 May 1812 and 31 May 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) |
(Apparently) Dorothy Wordsworth, aunt of John. |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | [a story book] |
| Genre: | Fiction, Children's Lit |
| Form of Text: | Print: BookManuscript: Letter |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (other) |
| Record ID: | 1491 | |
| 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: | 12 | |
| 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. 12, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1491, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
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