| Evidence: | 'we know nothing of mankind, but from letters and Neswpapers, to the latter of which, in spite of my Verses & Witticisms, I have recourse for Information: sad Information now!' [Crabbe alludes to his satirical poem 'The Newspaper'] |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 3 Feb 1795 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Parham, Wickham Market | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | George Crabbe |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 24 Dec 1754 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clergy (includes all denominations) |
| Occupation: | clergyman and poet |
| Religion: | Christian |
| 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: | |
| Title: | [newspapers] |
| Genre: | Ephemera, news |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 19470 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | George Crabbe | |
| Editor: | Thomas Faulkner | |
| Title: | Selected Letters and Journals of George Crabbe | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1985 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 61 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | George Crabbe, Thomas Faulkner (ed.), Selected Letters and Journals of George Crabbe (Oxford, 1985), p. 61, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19470, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
| Assistant editor Rhonda Blair. Letter to Edmund Cartwright. |
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