Record Number: 5172

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Last night I sat down to read Cobbett, and very cold it was, but I was left by myself at the fire-side; I never have a great fire, I would rather have a little one and sit very close to it, which I always do when I have an opportunity - Cobbett does belabour Mr Canning and his furies.... He (Cobbett) still augurs evil from the Papersystem, how far he is right time will determine.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

25 Jan 1827

Country:

England

Time

evening: evening

Place:

location in dwelling: at home, by the fire-side

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:

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

William Cobbett

Title:

The Political Register

Genre:

Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

5172

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:

102

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. 102, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5172, accessed: 29 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None