Record Number: 19470
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'we know nothing of mankind, but from letters and Neswpapers, to the latter of which, in spite of my Verses & Witticisms, I have recourse for Information: sad Information now!' [Crabbe alludes to his satirical poem 'The Newspaper']
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 3 Feb 1795
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Parham, Wickham Market
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:24 Dec 1754
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:clergyman and poet
Religion:Christian
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:[newspapers]
Genre:Ephemera, news
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:19470
Source:George Crabbe
Editor:Thomas Faulkner
Title:Selected Letters and Journals of George Crabbe
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1985
Vol:n/a
Page:61
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
George Crabbe, Thomas Faulkner (ed.), Selected Letters and Journals of George Crabbe, (Oxford, 1985), p. 61, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19470, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Assistant editor Rhonda Blair. Letter to Edmund Cartwright.