Record Number: 1273
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Henry Mayhew interviews a crossing sweeper: "Sometimes, after I get home, I read a book, if I can borrow one. What do I read? Well, novels, when I can get them. What did I read last night? Well, Reynolds's Miscellany; before that I read the Pilgrim's Progress. I have read it three times over; but there's always something new in it."
Century:1800-1849, 1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1840 and 31 Dec 1859
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:crossing sweeper
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:n/a
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:Pilgrim's Progress
Genre:Other religious
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:1273
Source:Henry Mayhew
Editor:n/a
Title:London Labour and the London Poor
Place of Publication:n/a
Date of Publication:1861
Vol:2
Page:474
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, (1861), 2, p. 474, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1273, accessed: 03 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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