Record Number: 5925

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The finishing of the first volume of Gibbon is all I have been able to accomplish comfortably from my last memoranda. Every morning this week has been taken up in copying a Book for Mr Humphreys ...'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

13 Mar

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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 Upcott

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1779

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Bookseller's assistant, Pall Mall, London

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:

Edward Gibbon

Title:

Miscellaneous Works ... With Memoirs of His Life

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

5925

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

William Upcott

Title:

[Diary 1803-1807]

Location:

British Library

Call No:

Add 32, 558.

Page/Folio:

16

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

William Upcott, [Diary 1803-1807], British Library, Add 32, 558., 16, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5925, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None