Record Number: 4911
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Was engaged this forenoon sorting some lint yarn, and all the rest of my spare time reading [Guy] Mannering
Century:1800-1849
Date:12 Jan 1827
Country:Scotland
Timemorning: morning
Place:other location: shop
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:1788
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Farmer- rented farm in 1815. Apprenticed in Aberdeen as bookeeper (1800-1805) . Marries 1817. Branches out into shopkeeping and inn keeping
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Guy Mannering, or the Astrologer
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4911
Source:Adam Mackie
Editor:David Stevenson
Title:The Diary of a Canny Man 1818-1828- Adam Mackie Farmer, Merchant, and Innkeeper in Fyvie
Place of Publication:Aberdeen
Date of Publication:1991
Vol:n/a
Page:32
Additional Comments:
Compiled by William Mackie
Citation:
Adam Mackie, David Stevenson (ed.), The Diary of a Canny Man 1818-1828- Adam Mackie Farmer, Merchant, and Innkeeper in Fyvie, (Aberdeen, 1991), p. 32, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4911, accessed: 04 December 2024
Additional Comments:
None