Record Number: 4913
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
I continue in the shop; am occupying my spare time reading Scott's novel of the Abbot. The subject is cheifly on the manner of Queen Mary's imprisonment in the Castle of Loch Leven, with her escape from that imprisonment and from Scotland
Century:1800-1849
Date:26 Jan 1827
Country:Scotland
Timemorning
afternoon
daytime: all day
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:The Abbot
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4913
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:33
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. 33, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4913, accessed: 06 December 2024
Additional Comments:
None