Record Number: 12092
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Readers of my generation owe a great debt of gratitude to the enterprise of Messrs. Dicks. My first introduction to great fiction dates from the publication by them of Scott's novels in threepenny paper-covered volumes, easily pocketable, when my apprenticeship, in its early days, consisted of sorting and picking - wearisome, dull, mechanical, solitary work. The appearance of "Waverley" marked an epoch. I read it and its succeeding volumes with absorbing interest, stealing at times scraps of hours which should have been devoted to my work.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1852 and 31 Dec 1870
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London, Spitalfields
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:1852
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:apprentice
Religion:n/a
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:Waverley
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsJohn Dicks, threepenny paper-back edition
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:12092
Source:Thomas Okey
Editor:n/a
Title:A basketful of memories: An autobiographical sketch
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1930
Vol:n/a
Page:18
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Thomas Okey, A basketful of memories: An autobiographical sketch, (London, 1930), p. 18, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12092, accessed: 04 December 2024
Additional Comments:
Okey probably purchased this volume