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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Record Number: 5372


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

"To the Editors of the Attempt, Gentlemen, If I recollect rightly you give notice to the effect, that communication cannot be received after the twentieth of the month..."

Century:

1800-1849, 1850-1899

Date:

unknown

Country:

n/a

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Uxbridge
county: Middlesex

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:

anon

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

The Attempt

Genre:

Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

5372

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

n/a

Title:

Letter to the editors of The Attempt

Location:

Hillingdon Local Studies, Archives and Museum Service

Call No:

MUS CUP 1 Leno Massey Papers

Page/Folio:

loose

Additional Information:

This letter was found tucked inside the front cover of no 6 of the periodical "The Attempt".

Citation:

anon, Letter to the editors of The Attempt, Hillingdon Local Studies, Archives and Museum Service, MUS CUP 1 Leno Massey Papers, loose, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5372, accessed: 18 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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