Record Number: 26709
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Thursday, 28 June 1827: 'Visited on invitation a fine old little commodore Trunnion who, in reading a part of Napoleon's history with which he had himself been interested as commanding a flotilla, thought he had detected a mistake, but was luckily mistaken to my great delight.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1827 and 28 Jun 1827
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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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Naval officer
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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: Title:Life of Napoleon
Genre:History, Biography, Politics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1827
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:26709
Source:Walter Scott
Editor:W. E. K. Anderson
Title:The Journal of Sir Walter Scott
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1972
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Page:321-322
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Walter Scott, W. E. K. Anderson (ed.), The Journal of Sir Walter Scott, (Oxford, 1972), p. 321-322, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26709, accessed: 06 December 2024
Additional Comments:
'Commodore Trunnion' an allusion to character of this name is Tobias Smollett's novel Peregrine Pickle.