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Reading Experience Database UK Historical image of readers
 
 
 
 

Record Number: 264


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

[illustration of a Deer, followed by prose on hunting ascribed to] 'Library of Entertaining Knowledge' [part of album with begining of transcript missing].

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1828 and 31 Dec 1832

Country:

Scotland

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

E.E.R.

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

Scotland

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Library of Entertaining Knowledge

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Textbook / self-education

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

264

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

n/a

Title:

Album

Location:

St Clair Collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

4-5

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

E.E.R , Album, St Clair Collection, 4-5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=264, accessed: 16 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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