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Record Number: 10791


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The "Morning Chronicle" says the troops are to be withdrawn from France.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

23 Jul 1816

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

location in dwelling: home

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Benjamin Newton

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1762

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Rector and J.P.

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

The Morning Chronicle

Genre:

Politics, Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

10791

Source:

Print

Author:

Benjamin Newton

Editor:

C.P. Fendall

Title:

The Diary of Benjamin Newton, Rector of Wath, 1816-1818

Place of Publication:

Cambridge

Date of Publication:

1933

Vol:

n/a

Page:

8

Additional Comments:

E.A. Crutchley (co-editor)

Citation:

Benjamin Newton, C.P. Fendall (ed.), The Diary of Benjamin Newton, Rector of Wath, 1816-1818, (Cambridge, 1933), p. 8, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10791, accessed: 19 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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