Record Number: 11156
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'From my early years I was always a lover of books, and I well remeber when we lived in a solitary place that my mother on going to a neighbouring town, always bought me a penny history or a halfpenny collection of songs ...'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1806 and 31 Dec 1810
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:location in dwelling: Home
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:17 Sep 1802
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (agricultural)
Occupation:labourer on his father's farm.
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: Title:'a penny history'
Genre:Fiction, History, Ephemera
Form of Text:Print: Pamphlet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:11156
Source:Robert White
Editor:n/a
Title:Autobiographical Notes
Place of Publication:Newcastle Upon Tyne
Date of Publication:1966
Vol:n/a
Page:1-2
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Robert White, Autobiographical Notes, (Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1966), p. 1-2, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11156, accessed: 07 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None