Record Number: 21133
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The Swede [Mr Kristrom] went away, and Mr. Johnson continued his reading of the papers. I said, "I am afraid, Sir, it is troublesome to you." "Why, Sir (said he), I do not take much delight in it; but I'll go through it".'
Century:1700-1799
Date:23 Mar 1772
Country:England
Timedaytime
Place:city: London
specific address: Johnson's house
location in dwelling
(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:Male
Date of Birth:18 Sep 1709
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:Anglican
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:[legal case papers]
Genre:Law
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
belonged to Boswell
Source Information:
Record ID:21133
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:466
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 466, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21133, accessed: 02 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.