Record Number: 6073
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Henry Cooke, in evidence to the Commissioners on Education in Ireland in 1825 [regarding books available in Irish schools]: "'I recollect reading a book, called the Seven Champions of Christendom and Destruction of Troy; I recollect reading Hero and Leander, Gesta Romanorum, and Seven wise masters; I recollect having read the Chinese tales; I recollect having read the romance called Parismos and Parismenes, and Don Belianis of Greece; another extravagant tale I recollect having read, the History of Captain Freney, a robber ...'"
Century:1700-1799, 1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:Ireland
Timen/a
Place:other location: school
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1788
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Presbyterian
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:Ireland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Seven Champions of Christendom and Destruction of Troy
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6073
Source:J. R. R. Adams
Editor:n/a
Title:The Printed Word and the Common Man: Popular Culture in Ulster 1700-1900
Place of Publication:Belfast
Date of Publication:1987
Vol:n/a
Page:14-15
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
J. R. R. Adams, The Printed Word and the Common Man: Popular Culture in Ulster 1700-1900, (Belfast, 1987), p. 14-15, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6073, accessed: 05 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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