Record Number: 1654

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

William Wordsworth to Francis Wrangham, 19 February 1819: '[Samuel] Rogers read me his Poem when I was in Town about 2 months ago; but I have heard nothing of it since.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Feb 1818 and 28 Feb 1818

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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:

Samuel Rogers

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1765

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

William Wordsworth

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Samuel Rogers

Title:

Human Life, A Poem

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

1654

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

522

Additional Comments:

n/a

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. 522, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1654, accessed: 25 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None