Record Number: 2144

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

In this room was a number of books, and among them every thing which had been published by Thomas Paine, all these I had read and cheap editions were in my possession; but here was one which I had not seen, namely, "the Age of Reason Part 1". I read it with delight.

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 1 Apr 1794 and 31 Apr 1794

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London
specific address: Wych street
location in dwelling: at lodgings

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:

Francis Place

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

3 Nov 1771

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

leather breeches maker

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Thomas Paine

Title:

Age of Reason

Genre:

Politics, Philosophy

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (private library)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2144

Source:

Print

Author:

Francis Place

Editor:

Mary Thale

Title:

The Autobiography of Francis Place (1771-1854)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge

Date of Publication:

1972

Vol:

n/a

Page:

126

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Francis Place, Mary Thale (ed.), The Autobiography of Francis Place (1771-1854), (Cambridge, 1972), p. 126, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2144, accessed: 07 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None