Record Number: 7947

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Having finish'd my business in this neighbourhood, I on the next day (Friday the 24th) return'd to London in the coach, in w'ch being alone great part of the way I finished the novel of the "Young Philosopher" & in the evening began that of "Ned Evans" which I sat and read at the Bolt and Tunn, where I found the principal topic of conversation in the coffee room was Sheridan's new play of Pizarro, w'ch came out that evening at Drury Lane.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

24 May 1799

Country:

England

Time

daytime

Place:

other location: coach Canterbury to London

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

John Marsh

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

31 May 1752

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Composer/ gentleman

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Charlotte Smith

Title:

The Young Philosopher

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

7947

Source:

Print

Author:

John Marsh

Editor:

Brian Robins

Title:

The journals of John Marsh

Place of Publication:

New York

Date of Publication:

1998

Vol:

n/a

Page:

689

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

John Marsh, Brian Robins (ed.), The journals of John Marsh, (New York, 1998), p. 689, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7947, accessed: 09 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None