Record Number: 7323
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
?About this time I was delighted by the acquisition of two books, the existence of which, until then, had been unknown to me. One was the second volume of Homer?s "Iliad", translated by Alexander Pope, with notes by Madame Dacier; and the other was a small volume of Miscellaneous Poems, by John Milton. Homer I read with an absorbed attention which soon enabled me to commit nearly every line to memory.?
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Manchester
county: Lancashire
(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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:28 Feb 1788
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:warehouseman (hand loom weaver)
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[miscellaneous poems]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:7323
Source:Samuel Bamford
Editor:n/a
Title:Early Days
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1849
Vol:n/a
Page:192-4
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Samuel Bamford, Early Days, (London, 1849), p. 192-4, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7323, accessed: 03 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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