Record Number: 8168
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'My father was likewise very fond of reading; he now proposed to encourage my love of books, by entering me a subscriber to one of the circulating libraries. I had the pleasure of being my father's instructor in reading and writing, and this kind offer to procure me books was a high reward for so doing - previously, I had great difficulty in getting books to read, except the tracks and magazines supplied by the chapel libraries and Sunday school teachers.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1804 and 31 Dec 1814
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Hull
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:25 Dec 1799
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:Apprentice ship builder
Religion:Methodist
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:[religious magazines]
Genre:Other religious
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
from chapel libraries and Sunday school teachers
Source Information:
Record ID:8168
Source:Christopher Thomson
Editor:n/a
Title:Autobiography of an artisan
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1847
Vol:n/a
Page:65
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Christopher Thomson, Autobiography of an artisan, (London, 1847), p. 65, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8168, accessed: 02 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None