Record Number: 2926
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Dorothy Wordsworth's Grasmere Journal, Thursday 11 February, 1802: 'We made up a good fire after dinner, and William brought his Mattress out, and lay down on the floor. I read to him the life of Ben Jonson, and some short poems of his, which were too interesting for him, and would not let him go to sleep. I had begun with Fletcher, but he was too dull for me.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:11 Feb 1802
Country:England
Timedaytime
Place:specific address: Dove Cottage, Grasmere
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:Female
Date of Birth:25 Dec 1771
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
William Wordsworth
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[poems]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:2926
Source:Dorothy Wordsworth
Editor:Helen Darbishire
Title:Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1958
Vol:n/a
Page:115
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Dorothy Wordsworth, Helen Darbishire (ed.), Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, (London, 1958), p. 115, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2926, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None