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Record Number: 5162


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Cobbett on the Corn laws is almost above himself it is the best exposition I ever saw of the frantic cry of the Agriculturalists that they bear exclusive burdens, just as if they were the sole consumers of all the fruits of the land.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

3 Feb 1827

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

location in dwelling: at home

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:

Robert Sharp

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

22 Sep 1773

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

schoolteacher/ parishofficial

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

William Cobbett

Title:

Political Register

Genre:

Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

5162

Source:

Print

Author:

Robert Sharp

Editor:

J. E. Crowther

Title:

The Diary of Robert Sharp of South Cave

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1997

Vol:

n/a

Page:

104

Additional Comments:

and ed P A Crowther

Citation:

Robert Sharp, J. E. Crowther (ed.), The Diary of Robert Sharp of South Cave, (Oxford, 1997), p. 104, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5162, accessed: 29 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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