| Evidence: | 'Wm read his first 2 lectures on Poetry &c aloud which people seemed very much to like & I lay on the sofa & enjoyed myself in listening'. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 13 Aug 1838 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Manchester | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | William Gaskell |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 24 Jul 1805 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clergy (includes all denominations) |
| Occupation: | Clergyman |
| Religion: | Nonconformist |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Elizabeth Gaskell and others |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | [lectures on poetry] |
| Genre: | Essays / Criticism, lecture |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 18996 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Elizabeth Gaskell | |
| Editor: | J.A.V. Chapple | |
| Title: | Letters of Mrs Gaskell, The | |
| Place of Publication: | Manchester | |
| Date of Publication: | 1997 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 25 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Elizabeth Gaskell, J.A.V. Chapple (ed.), Letters of Mrs Gaskell, The (Manchester, 1997), p. 25, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=18996, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
| Additional editor Arthur Pollard. Letter to Elizabeth Gaskell, Mrs Gaskell's sister in law. |
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