Record Number: 2072

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

On my having read some portion of the preceding narrative to Mr Fenn Bookseller at Charing Cross he related circumstances respecting some families in the Strand and its neighbourhood which were similar to those I have related.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Until: 14 Aug 1828

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Francis Place

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

3 Nov 1771

Socio-Economic Group:

Labourer (non-agricultural)

Occupation:

tailor

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Mr Fenn, bookseller

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Francis Place

Title:

Autobiography

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Manuscript: unpublished memoirs

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2072

Source:

Print

Author:

Francis Place

Editor:

Mary Thale

Title:

The Autobiography of Franis Place (1771-1854)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge

Date of Publication:

1972

Vol:

n/a

Page:

89

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Francis Place, Mary Thale (ed.), The Autobiography of Franis Place (1771-1854), (Cambridge, 1972), p. 89, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2072, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None