Record Number: 10135
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In 1823 I read in Scott?s novel of ?Quentin Durward? the prophetic words of Martivalle, ?Can I look forward without wonder and astonishment to the lot of a succeeding generation, on whom knowledge shall descend like the first and second rain, uninterrupted, unabated, unbounded.? The Printing Press had produced the first rain; the Printing Machine was the ?little cloud no bigger than a man?s hand? which promised the second rain.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1823 and 31 Dec 1823
Country:England
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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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:15 Mar 1791
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:journalist
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Quentin Durward
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:10135
Source:Charles Knight
Editor:n/a
Title:Passages of a Working life during half a century with a prelude of Early Reminiscences
Place of Publication:Ireland
Date of Publication:1971
Vol:1
Page:162-163
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Charles Knight, Passages of a Working life during half a century with a prelude of Early Reminiscences, (Ireland, 1971), 1, p. 162-163, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10135, accessed: 06 December 2024
Additional Comments:
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