Record Number: 7652
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'For my private and sole use, seeing that my friends had no taste for poetry, I bought Mr. Pye's translation of Horace, and was well pleased with my purchase; for I found the old "Roman poet" to be a very lively and shrewd companion. I also ventured to spend a guinea in the purchase of "Kirke White's Remains": a large sum for one like myself to spend at one time in buying books; yet I had good reason to be satisfied; for the work was useful to me in the way of strengthening and confirming my habits of reading and observation.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1815 and 31 Dec 1815
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: London
specific address: Seven Dials
location in dwelling: probably at his lodgings
(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:5 Jul 1792
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Journeyman 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:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[poems]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailstranslated by the Revd. Philip Francis, revised by H. J. Pye; the English translation of Horace by Francis and Pye appeared in London in 1806.
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:7652
Source:Thomas Carter
Editor:n/a
Title:Memoirs of a Working Man
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1845
Vol:n/a
Page:188
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man, (London, 1845), p. 188, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7652, accessed: 02 May 2024
Additional Comments:
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