Record Number: 30408
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Life of a coster girl — one of six children, "She [mother] always liked to hear us read to her whilst she was washing or such like! and then we big ones had to learn the little ones".'
Century:1800-1849, 1850-1899
Date:Country:
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Timen/a
Place:city: London
location in dwelling: Lodgings
(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:Unknown
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:n/a
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:n/a
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
siblings, mother
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:n/a
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30408
Source:Henry Mayhew
Editor:n/a
Title:London Labour and the London Poor
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1861-2
Vol:1
Page:n/a
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, (London, 1861-2), 1, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30408, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
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