Record Number: 1653
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
William Wordsworth describes his eldest son's slowness in reading to his brother Christopher Wordsworth, 1 January 1819: ' ... he is so long in finding his words in his dictionary ... '
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1818 and 1 Jan 1819
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1803
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:child of poet
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:dictionary
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:1653
Source:William and Dorothy Wordsworth
Editor:Ernest De Selincourt
Title:The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years (1812-1820)
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:2
Page:514
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Ernest De Selincourt (ed.), The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years (1812-1820), (Oxford, 1970), 2, p. 514, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1653, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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