Record Number: 7407

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I pursued each of them with much interest, but especially the "Seasons". I found this to be just the book I had wanted. It commended itself to my warmest approbation, immediately on my perceiving its character and design...'[continues to describe impact of the book at length]

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Apr 1805 and 31 Dec 1807

Country:

England

Time

morning: before work

Place:

other location: At home

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 Carter

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

5 Jul 1792

Socio-Economic Group:

Labourer (non-agricultural)

Occupation:

Apprentice tailor

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:

James Thomson

Title:

Seasons, The

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (private library)
Borrowed from master

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Source Information:

Record ID:

7407

Source:

Print

Author:

Thomas Carter

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Memoirs of a Working Man

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1845

Vol:

n/a

Page:

75-7

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man, (London, 1845), p. 75-7, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7407, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None