Record Number: 33998
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘Talking of Doctors, there is another volume of the Doctor forthcoming. What a wonderful energy of intellect, that can produce such a work under such circumstances. And yet, it is possible, that poor Uncle [Robert Southey] finds a relief in writing happy nonsense. ...’
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1834 and 21 Aug 1836
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Grasmere
county: Cumbria
(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:19 Sep 1796
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Poet, essayist, teacher, biographer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Doctor
Genre:Fiction, Essays / Criticism, Poetry, Children's Lit, Miscellany / Anthology, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsFirst published in 1834
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:33998
Source:Hartley Coleridge
Editor:Grace Evelyn and Earl Leslie Griggs
Title:Letters of Hartley Coleridge
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1936
Vol:n/a
Page:195
Additional Comments:
Letter addressed to Mrs Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Hartley’s mother), at 21 Downshire Place, Hampstead, London, from Grasmere, dated August 21 [1836].
Citation:
Hartley Coleridge, Grace Evelyn and Earl Leslie Griggs (ed.), Letters of Hartley Coleridge, (London, 1936), n/a, p. 195, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33998, accessed: 13 March 2025
Additional Comments:
Mrs Samuel Taylor Coleridge is Sarah Coleridge, née Fricker.
