Record Number: 7916
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'To amuse ourselves at the inns on this road we brought with us Jackson's "30 Letters" & Moritz's "Travels in England" (both in our Society) but having finish'd the latter (w'ch John was now reading) & Mrs M being reading the other, I got Mrs Radcliffe's novel of the "Sicilian Romance" from the Library there, which I this day began reading & was much pleased with.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 28 Aug 1795 and 2 Sep 1795
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:other location: inn - journey to New Forest and Salisbury
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: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:Travels of a German through England in 1782
Genre:Biography, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (private library)
Borrowed from the Book Society in Chichester
Source Information:
Record ID:7916
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:583
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. 583, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7916, accessed: 14 December 2024
Additional Comments:
None