Record Number: 2963
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Dorothy Wordsworth's Grasmere Journal, Wednesday 17 March 1802: '... we sate a while ... [in the orchard]. I left ... [William Wordsworth], and he nearly finished the poem ... I went to bed before him -- he came down to me, and read the Poem to me in bed.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:17 Mar 1802
Country:England
Timen/anight
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:Male
Date of Birth:7 Apr 1770
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
Dorothy Wordsworth
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[poem]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:2963
Source:Dorothy Wordsworth
Editor:Helen Darbishire
Title:Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1958
Vol:n/a
Page:135
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Dorothy Wordsworth, Helen Darbishire (ed.), Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, (London, 1958), p. 135, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2963, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None