Record Number: 11002

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In the evening read poem of "Talevera" ascribed to Croker.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

5 Dec 1809

Country:

England

Time

evening: evening

Place:

location in dwelling: downstairs, at Holland House

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:

John Wilson Croker

Title:

The Battles of Talevera, a poem

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (private library)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

11002

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:

498

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

William Windham, Mrs Henry Baring (ed.), The Diary of the right Hon. William Windham, (London, 1866), p. 498, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11002, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None