Record Number: 10798
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'One of your brothers was brought to a liking of reading by my putting some Books which I had told amusing stories out of, in a place where they were difficultly come at and desiring that none of you might be allowed to spoil my books with your dirty Thumbs while I was abroad. He read them in a few daies [sic] and has continued to be fond of reading ever since.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1730 and 31 Dec 1739
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
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:1697
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Professor of Anatomy Edinburgh University (1720-1758)
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
his children
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:10798
Source:n/a
Editor:P.A.G. Monro
Title:Alexander Monro (Primus) The Professor's Daughter: An Essay on Female Conduct, 1739.
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1995
Vol:n/a
Page:119
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
P.A.G. Monro (ed.), Alexander Monro (Primus) The Professor's Daughter: An Essay on Female Conduct, 1739., (Cambridge, 1995), p. 119, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10798, accessed: 09 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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