Record Number: 7821
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
?The day after this being the last of the year, I managed to finish reading Blackstone?s Commentaries and Goldsmith?s History of England, both for the 2d time over & in the evening danced out the year at the Assembly.?
Century:1700-1799
Date:31 Dec 1778
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Salisbury
location in dwelling: at home?
(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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:31 May 1752
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Musian / composer / gentleman
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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:History of England from the earliest times to the death of George II
Genre:History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon, 1771
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:7821
Source:John Marsh
Editor:Brian Robins
Title:The John Marsh Journals. The life and times of a gentleman composer (1752-1828)
Place of Publication:New York
Date of Publication:1998
Vol:n/a
Page:41
Additional Comments:
Citation:
John Marsh, Brian Robins (ed.), The John Marsh Journals. The life and times of a gentleman composer (1752-1828), (New York, 1998), p. 41, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7821, accessed: 14 October 2024
Additional Comments:
DOB 11 June 1752 on Gregorian calendar