Record Number: 4165
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Often I sat with her on Sunday afternoons before the fire blazing in an old-fashioned range which shone with black-leaded iron and gleaming steel. There was a home-made hearth-rug, but the rest of the floor was of stone flags, well washed and sprinkled with sand. She had had no schooling but had somehow learned to read in middle age. We would tackle the Chorley Guardian together, stumbling over the long words and improvising the pronunciation; Egypt was once read as "egg-pit".'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1896 and 31 Dec 1900
Country:England
Timeafternoon
Place:city: Whittle-le-Woods
county: Lancashire
location in dwelling: Fireside
(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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1893
Socio-Economic Group:n/a
Occupation:Son of an engraver in a calico printing works
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
He was reading with his paternal grandmother, Mrs Stephenson (first name unknown)
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Chorley Guardian
Genre:Ephemera, Local newspaper
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4165
Source:Tom Stephenson
Editor:Ann Holt
Title:Forbidden Land
Place of Publication:Manchester
Date of Publication:1989
Vol:n/a
Page:15
Additional Comments:
Stephenson led the mass trespass on Kinder Scout.
Citation:
Tom Stephenson, Ann Holt (ed.), Forbidden Land, (Manchester, 1989), p. 15, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4165, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
Stephenson was reading with his paternal grandmother, Mrs Stephenson (first name unknown).
