Record Number: 26713
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Friday, 3 August 1827: 'Huntley Gordon lent me a volume of his father's Manuscript Memoirs. They are not without interest, for Pryce Gordon though a bit of a roue, is a clever fellow in his way [comments further on text].'
Century:1800-1849
Date:3 Aug 1827
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:specific address: Abbotsford
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:1771
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Memoirs
Genre:Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:26713
Source:Walter Scott
Editor:W. E. K. Anderson
Title:The Journal of Sir Walter Scott
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1972
Vol:n/a
Page:336
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Walter Scott, W. E. K. Anderson (ed.), The Journal of Sir Walter Scott, (Oxford, 1972), p. 336, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26713, accessed: 13 February 2025
Additional Comments:
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