Record Number: 1159

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

prisoner's statement in trial for theft: Thomas Vaughan: "I got up in the morning to breakfast along with the man's wife. I never went out of the parlour, only through the parlour, I read the newspaper before I went out of the house..."

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

24 Jan 1806

Country:

England

Time

morning: over breakfast

Place:

city: London
specific address: Nag's Head, Whitecross-street, St Luke's, Middlesex
other location: lodgings, public house, parlour

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Thomas Vaughan

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)
newspaper of the public house

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Source Information:

Record ID:

1159

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 19 February 1806, Trial of Thomas Vaughan (t18060219-64)

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 19 February 1806, Trial of Thomas Vaughan (t18060219-64), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1159, accessed: 11 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None