Record Number: 28634
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The two Examiners came on Wednesday: we like them much.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 28 Apr 1830 and 1 May 1830
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:county: Dumfriess
specific address: Craigenputtoch
(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:4 Dec 1795
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer / Academic
Religion:Lapsed Calvinist
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Examiner
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:28634
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:5
Page:98
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), 5, p. 98, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28634, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Taken from letter from Thomas Carlyle to John A. Carlyle, dated 1st May 1830, written at Craigenputtoch. Presumably the 'we' refers to his wife, Jane Welsh Carlyle. Estimated date range based on date of this letter, and the date of the previous Wednesday.