Record Number: 18144
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Mister Cairlil it appears has read Sandford and Merton: he may lend it to the rest if he sees good.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1805
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Farmer
Religion:Unknown
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The History of Sandford and Merton
Genre:Fiction, Children's Lit
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details3 vols first published 1783-89
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18144
Source:Thomas Carlyle
Editor:C R Sanders
Title:The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
Place of Publication:Durham, North Carolina
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:3
Page:126
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Carlyle, C R Sanders (ed.), The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle, (Durham, North Carolina, 1970), 3, p. 126, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18144, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Taken from letter from TC to Alexander Carlyle, dated 11th August 1824 written at Birmingham. Pages 1204-127 in this edition. Reader and work are identified in Editor's notes.