Record Number: 8261
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
James Burn, on his first contact with literature after years of having seen none: '"In the latter end of the year of 1826, a friend made me a present of an old edition of Chevalier Ramsay's "Life of Cyrus". This little volume opened up to my enquiring mind a rich field of useful knowledge. The apendix to the work contained the [italics]heathen mythology[end italics]: this part of the work completely fascinated me, and for a considerable time became my constant companion."'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jun 1826 and 31 Dec 1826
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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:Unknown
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Apprentice hatter
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Life of Cyrus
Genre:Classics, History, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:8261
Source:David Vincent
Editor:n/a
Title:Bread, Knowledge and Freedom: A Study of Nineteenth-Century Working Class Autobiography
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1981
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Page:140
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Citation:
David Vincent, Bread, Knowledge and Freedom: A Study of Nineteenth-Century Working Class Autobiography, (London, 1981), p. 140, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8261, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Quotation from James Dawson Burn, The Autobiography of a Beggar Boy, ed. David Vincent (London, 1978) p.130.
