Record Number: 5688
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[Entry from Commonplace Book]: 'Mammon (figurative) description of, Paradise Lost, Book 1, line 680'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1859 and 1863
Country:Australia
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1836
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Bank Manager
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Australia
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Paradise Lost
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:5688
Source:Manuscript
Author:Edward Davy Harrop
Title:Common Place Book. Index Rerum.
Location:Woolmers Estate, Longford, Tasmania, Australia
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:n/a
Additional Information:
Commonplace book of Edward Davy Harrop, held at Woolmers Estate in Longford, Tasmania. It contains 149 entries, alphabetically arranged by key words (here 'Mammon').
Citation:
Edward Davy Harrop, Common Place Book. Index Rerum., Woolmers Estate, Longford, Tasmania, Australia, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5688, accessed: 24 April 2025
Additional Comments:
Harrop was b. 1836, Manchester, d. 1891 Launceston. Married and emigrated ca.1857, bank manager.