Record Number: 6611

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Two little books that I read in my boyhood impressed and stimulated me greatly. They helped me in my efforts to live bravely and to use my life for noble ends. These were the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass.'

Century:

1800-1849, 1850-1899

Date:

Between 12 Nov 1837 and 12 Nov 1855

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Durham
county: Durham

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:

Thomas Burt

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

12 Nov 1837

Socio-Economic Group:

Labourer (non-agricultural)

Occupation:

Pitman, later MP

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:

Benjamin Franklin

Title:

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

6611

Source:

Print

Author:

Thomas Burt

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Thomas Burt, M. P., D. C. L., pitman & privy councillor : an autobiography

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1924

Vol:

n/a

Page:

19

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Thomas Burt, Thomas Burt, M. P., D. C. L., pitman & privy councillor : an autobiography, (London, 1924), p. 19, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6611, accessed: 26 April 2025

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Additional Comments:

None