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Record Number: 548


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Dined at five - went on with Boswell having discontinued it, since Saturday January 23rd.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

13 Feb 1823

Country:

England

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:

John Horrocks Ainsworth

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

8 Aug 1800

Socio-Economic Group:

n/a

Occupation:

manager of a bleaching company

Religion:

n/a

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:

James Boswell

Title:

The Life of Samuel Johnson

Genre:

Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

548

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

John Horrocks Ainsworth

Title:

Diary, 1823

Location:

Bolton Archives

Call No:

ZAH/4/3

Page/Folio:

22

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

John Horrocks Ainsworth, Diary, 1823, Bolton Archives, ZAH/4/3, 22, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=548, accessed: 20 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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