Record Number: 20806
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'On the 6th of March came out Lord Bolingbroke's works, published by Mr David Mallet. The wild and pernicious ravings, under the name of [italics] Philosophy [end italics], which were thus ushered into the world, gave great offence to all well-principled men.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:From: 6 Mar 1754
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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:29 Oct 1740
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:lawyer and writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author:Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
Title:Philosophical works
Genre:Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailspublished by D. Mallet
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:20806
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:189
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 189, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20806, accessed: 05 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.