Record Number: 2974
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Dorothy Wordsworth's Grasmere Journal, Tuesday 4 May 1802, describing excursion to local river and waterfall: 'We [Dorothy and William Wordsworth, and S. T. Coleridge] ... rested upon a moss-covered rock, rising out of the bed of the river. There we lay ... and stayed there till about 4 o'clock. William and C[oleridge]. repeated and read verses.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:4 May 1802
Country:England
Timedaytime
Place:n/a
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 S. T. Coleridge
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:verses
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:2974
Source:Dorothy Wordsworth
Editor:Helen Darbishire
Title:Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1958
Vol:n/a
Page:156
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Dorothy Wordsworth, Helen Darbishire (ed.), Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, (London, 1958), p. 156, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2974, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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