Record Number: 7400
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I had been made the more anxious to get some spare time, because several books which I had not before seen now fell in my way. This was through the courtesy of my young master whose kindly feelings I have already noticed. He now gave me free acess to his little library, in which were Enfield's "Speaker", Goldsmith's "Geography", an abridged "History of Rome", a "History of England", Thomson's "Seasons", "The Citizen of the World", "The Vicar of Wakefield", and some other books the titles of which I do not now remember. These books furnished me with a large amount of amusing and instructive reading.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Apr 1805 and 31 Dec 1807
Country:England
Timemorning: before work
Place:other location: at home
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:5 Jul 1792
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:Apprentice tailor
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Speaker
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (private library)
Borrowed from master
Source Information:
Record ID:7400
Source:Thomas Carter
Editor:n/a
Title:Memoirs of a Working Man
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1845
Vol:n/a
Page:74-5
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man, (London, 1845), p. 74-5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7400, accessed: 04 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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