Record Number: 10995

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Read in library; for first time, in Swift's "Ode to Athenian Society". Not in good state to judge, but thought it bit heavy, though not worse perhaps than odes generally are. Mem.: to read it again.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

14 Aug 1809

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

other location: library

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

William Windham

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

3 May 1750

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

government minister, 1806-1807

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Jonathan Swift

Title:

['Ode to Athenian Society']

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

10995

Source:

Print

Author:

William Windham

Editor:

Mrs Henry Baring

Title:

The Diary of the right Hon. William Windham

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1866

Vol:

n/a

Page:

495

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

William Windham, Mrs Henry Baring (ed.), The Diary of the right Hon. William Windham, (London, 1866), p. 495, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10995, accessed: 11 March 2025

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Additional Comments:

None