Record Number: 24197

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

The Duke of Wellington to John Wilson Croker, 15 November 1809: 'I am much obliged to you for your letter of the 20th October, and your poem, which I have read with great satisfaction. I did not think a battle could be turned into anything so entertaining.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 20 Oct 1809 and 15 Nov 1809

Country:

Spain

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1769

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Military officer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Ireland

Country of Experience:

Spain

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Wilson Croker

Title:

The Battles of Talavera

Genre:

Poetry, Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

24197

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Louis L. Jennings

Title:

The Croker Papers: The Correspondence and Diaries of The Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker, LL.,D., F.R.S.

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1884

Vol:

1

Page:

25

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Louis L. Jennings (ed.), The Croker Papers: The Correspondence and Diaries of The Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker, LL.,D., F.R.S., (London, 1884), 1, p. 25, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24197, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None