Record Number: 21593
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Johnson had with him upon this jaunt, "Il Palmerino d'Inghilterra", a romance praised by Cervantes; but did not like it much. He said, he read it for the language, by way of preparation for his Italian expedition'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 28 Mar 1776
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:other location: Oxford, Birmingham, Lichfield, Loughborough, etc
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:18 Sep 1709
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:Anglican
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:Il Palmerino d'Inghilterra
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailstranslated from the Portuguese
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:21593
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:718
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 718, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21593, accessed: 17 February 2025
Additional Comments:
Original date of publication 1791.