Record Number: 11157
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Even while exerting myself to the utmost on the farm, I was not without my own pleasure, for during my leisure hours I read all the books and especially those consisting of poetry and Border-ballads that came within my reach. Some few I bought when I had money, some I borrowed, but the latter were limited as to number ...'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1818 and 31 Dec 1818
Country:England
Time'during my leisure hours'
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:'poetry and border ballads'
Genre:Poetry, Ephemera
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:11157
Source:Robert White
Editor:n/a
Title:Autobiographical Notes
Place of Publication:Newcastle Upon Tyne
Date of Publication:1966
Vol:n/a
Page:2
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Robert White, Autobiographical Notes, (Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1966), p. 2, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11157, accessed: 11 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None