Record Number: 3609

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

"went to church, came back, got parlour lunch, had my own dinner, sit by the fire and red (sic) the Penny magazine and opened the door when any visitors came."

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

1 Jan 1837

Country:

England

Time

afternoon: pm
daytime

Place:

other location: workplace

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:

William Tayler

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Servant

Occupation:

footman

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:

Penny Magazine

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Education, Ephemera, Miscellany / Anthology, Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

3609

Source:

Print

Author:

William Tayler

Editor:

Dorothy Wise

Title:

Diary of William Tayler, Footman, 1837.

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1962

Vol:

n/a

Page:

9

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

William Tayler, Dorothy Wise (ed.), Diary of William Tayler, Footman, 1837., (London, 1962), p. 9, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3609, accessed: 17 April 2025

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Additional Comments:

None