Record Number: 17001
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In the month of July 1842, as I was passing the site of the Royal Exchange, then in course of re-erection after being burnt down, my attention was caught by one of the very numerous bills with which the boards, at that time surrounding it, were covered: it ran thus - "Susan Hopley; or the Life of a Maid Servant". This book, I thought to myself, must be a novelty...'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jul 1842 and 31 Jul 1842
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: Royal Exchange
(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:Female
Date of Birth:30 Oct 1787
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:wife of shoemaker
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[advertisement]
Genre:Fiction, Ephemera
Form of Text:Print: Advertisement, Broadsheet, Poster
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:17001
Source:Mary Ann Ashford
Editor:n/a
Title:Life of a Licensed Victualler's Daughter
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1844
Vol:n/a
Page:iii
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Mary Ann Ashford, Life of a Licensed Victualler's Daughter, (London, 1844), p. iii, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17001, accessed: 04 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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