Record Number: 7941

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I spent the evening and slept at the Old Tree, a very poor inn in which I was forced to sleep in a double bedded room with a stranger. For my amusement during this journey I took the novel of "Vanillo Gonzales".'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

6 Aug 1798

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Seaford
other location: Inn - Old Tree at Seaford

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:

John Marsh

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

31 May 1752

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Alain-Rene Le Sage

Title:

The history of Vanillo Gonzales, surnamed the Merry Bachelor

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Transl from French 1797 (published by Robinson of London)

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

7941

Source:

Print

Author:

John Marsh

Editor:

Brian Robins

Title:

The Journals of John Marsh

Place of Publication:

New York

Date of Publication:

1998

Vol:

n/a

Page:

669

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

John Marsh, Brian Robins (ed.), The Journals of John Marsh, (New York, 1998), p. 669, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7941, accessed: 03 October 2024

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Additional Comments:

None