Record Number: 7900
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'On this day I finis'd Sullivan's "View of Nature" w'ch I had from the Library Society from w'ch & from the Book Society we were now finish'd with as many books as we co'd get thro'.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:27 Jan 1795
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Chichester
location in dwelling: 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:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:A View of nature, in Letters to a Traveller among the Alps
Genre:Science, Natural history
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (private library)
Library of the Book Society in Chichester
Source Information:
Record ID:7900
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:568
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
John Marsh, Brian Robins (ed.), The John Marsh Journals. The life and times of a gentleman composer (1752-1828), (New York, 1998), p. 568, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7900, accessed: 10 May 2025
Additional Comments:
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