Record Number: 8179
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[description of work while employed as an apprentice at the warehouse of Mr Tait, proprietor of 'Tait's Edinburgh Magazine'] 'This accomplished, my next duties were to sweep the floor and dust the counter and desks in the front shop, in the course of which an occasional brief pause on my work was made that I might take a peep at the contents of some book, the title of which took my fancy.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1837 and 31 Dec 1837
Country:Scotland
Timedaytime
Place:city: Edinburgh
specific address: 78 Princess Street
other location: at work, Mr Tait's warehouse
(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:1824
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Apprentice in warehouse
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:8179
Source:James Glass Bertram
Editor:n/a
Title:Some memories of books, authors and events
Place of Publication:Westminster
Date of Publication:1893
Vol:n/a
Page:3
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Glass Bertram, Some memories of books, authors and events, (Westminster, 1893), p. 3, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8179, accessed: 02 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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