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Record Number: 9973


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Sent 29 stuff hats to Mr Booth -heard the "Iris" Paper read by Tom, find the country is much agitated at the conduct of ministers.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

7 May 1833

Country:

England

Time

daytime

Place:

other location: at workshop

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Tom

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

Joseph Jenkinson (cousin)


Additional Comments:

cousin of Joseph Jenkinson



Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

The Sheffield Iris

Genre:

Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

9973

Source:

Print

Author:

Joseph Jenkinson

Editor:

K.M Battye

Title:

The Diary of Joseph Jenkinson of Dronfield, 1833-43

Place of Publication:

Nottingham

Date of Publication:

1987

Vol:

n/a

Page:

36

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Joseph Jenkinson, K.M Battye (ed.), The Diary of Joseph Jenkinson of Dronfield, 1833-43, (Nottingham, 1987), p. 36, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9973, accessed: 19 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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