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Record 1531

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
Dorothy Wordsworth to Sara Hutchinson, 16 March 1815: 'William has made a conquest of holy Hannah [More], though she had not seen the Book [The Excursion], had seen nothing but the extracts in the Edinbrough [sic] Review. She intends to buy it; but is waiting for a cheaper Edition.'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 1 Jan 1815 and 16 Mar 1815
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: n/a
   
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:Hannah More
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1745
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: Writer
Religion: Evangelical (Clapham Sect)
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: William Wordsworth
Title: extracts from The Excursion
Genre: Poetry
Form of Text: Print: Serial / periodical
Publication details: As extracts in the Edinburgh Review
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 1531  
Source - Print  
  Author: William and Dorothy Wordsworth
  Editor: Ernest De Selincourt
  Title: The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years
  Place of Publication: Oxford
  Date of Publication: 1970
  Vol: 2
  Page: 221-22
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Ernest De Selincourt (ed.), The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years (Oxford, 1970), 2, p. 221-22, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1531, accessed: 29 March 2024

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