Record Number: 184
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Read in Milton: his account of his blindness is very pathetic & I am always affected to tears'. Makes reference to 'Paradise Lost and 'regaind' "'Comus' & 'Allegro' & 'Penserose' are those which I take up most often"Quotes from 'Comus' ll.291-3.
Century:1800-1849
Date:27 Sep 1824
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:location in dwelling: home
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:Jul 1793
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:poet/ natural history author
Religion:C of E/ Methodist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
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Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:184
Source:John Clare
Editor:Margaret Grainger
Title:The Natural History Prose Writings
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1983
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Page:182
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
John Clare, Margaret Grainger (ed.), The Natural History Prose Writings, (Oxford, 1983), p. 182, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=184, accessed: 17 August 2024
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