Record Number: 5854

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I dined with Captain Castle yesterday; who lent me the Backwoodsman by Dunlop; which I have read through. After doing so [...] I am more than ever pleased with this country.' [Buys a copy of this text on Monday 10 Dec 1832].

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

9 Dec 1832

Country:

Upper Canada

Time

n/a

Place:

city: York
other location: Hotel room?

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 Richard Grahame

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

16 Apr 1807

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Lawyer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

Upper Canada

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

William Dunlop

Title:

'The Backwoodsman' or Statistical Sketches of Uppe

Genre:

Geography / Travel, Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (private library)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

5854

Source:

Print

Author:

William Richard Grahame

Editor:

Fred B. Grahame

Title:

The Diary of W.R.Grahame in the United States and Canada

Place of Publication:

Dundas

Date of Publication:

1989

Vol:

n/a

Page:

131

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

William Richard Grahame, Fred B. Grahame (ed.), The Diary of W.R.Grahame in the United States and Canada, (Dundas, 1989), p. 131, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5854, accessed: 18 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None