Record Number: 2151

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

I adhered steadily to the practice I had adopted and read for two or three hours every night after the business of the day was closed, which never happened till half past nine o'clock.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1801 and 31 Dec 1801

Country:

England

Time

evening: between 9:30pm and midnight

Place:

city: London
specific address: 16 Charing Cross
location in dwelling: home

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Francis Place

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

3 Nov 1771

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

tailor

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

n/a

Genre:

n/a

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2151

Source:

Print

Author:

Francis Place

Editor:

Mary Thale

Title:

The Autobiography of Francis Place (1771-1854)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge

Date of Publication:

1972

Vol:

n/a

Page:

218

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Francis Place, Mary Thale (ed.), The Autobiography of Francis Place (1771-1854), (Cambridge, 1972), p. 218, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2151, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None