Record Number: 1307
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Henry Mayhew interviews a former London pickpocket, turned patterer; grew up in Shropshire, father a Wesleyan minister: "...I have read Paine, and Valney, and Holyoake, those infidel writers, and have also read the works of Bulwer, Dickens and numbers of others..."
Century:1800-1849, 1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1840 and 31 Dec 1859
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:Oct 1830
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:son of Wesleyan minister, pickpocket turned patterer
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:n/a
Genre:Fiction, Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Book, Serial / periodical
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:1307
Source:Henry Mayhew
Editor:n/a
Title:London Labour and the London Poor
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1861
Vol:4
Page:324
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, (London, 1861), 4, p. 324, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1307, accessed: 03 October 2024
Additional Comments:
probably as adult, but unsure