Record Number: 8251
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I have heard, too, that several workmen in shops adjacent to Sutherland's library arranged with him for a reading of "The Heart of Midlothian" and "Rob Roy", one of the men reading the book aloud to his comrades.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1837 and 31 Dec 1837
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:city: Edinburgh
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:
Reading Group: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:Workmen in shops
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Workmen from shops on Calton Street, Edinburgh
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Rob Roy
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
library
Source Information:
Record ID:8251
Source:James Glass Bertram
Editor:n/a
Title:Some memories of books, authors and events
Place of Publication:Westminster
Date of Publication:1893
Vol:n/a
Page:104
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
James Glass Bertram, Some memories of books, authors and events, (Westminster, 1893), p. 104, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8251, accessed: 11 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None