Record Number: 20755
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'But all this while, altho' now about Thirteen Years Old, I could not read; then thinking of the vast usefulness of reading, I bought me a Primer, and got now one, then another, to teach me to Spell, and so learn'd to Read imperfectly, my Teachers themselves not being ready Readers: But in a little time, having learn'd to Read competently well, I was desirous to learn to Write, but was at a great loss for a Master, none of my fellow Shepherds being able to teach me'.
Century:1600-1699
Date:Until: 31 Dec 1647
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Bibury
county: Gloucestershire
(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:6 Sep 1634
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:shepherd, later merchant
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[reading primer]
Genre:Textbook / self-education
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:20755
Source:Thomas Tryon
Editor:n/a
Title:Some Memoirs of the Life of Tho. Tryon, Late of London, Merchant
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1705
Vol:n/a
Page:13-14
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Tryon, Some Memoirs of the Life of Tho. Tryon, Late of London, Merchant, (London, 1705), p. 13-14, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20755, accessed: 24 April 2025
Additional Comments:
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