Record Number: 21344

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'[Letter to George Steevens] I thank you for "Neander", but wish he were not so fine. I will take care of him'.

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Until: 5 Mar 1774

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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:

Samuel Johnson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

18 Sep 1709

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

Anglican

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:

Joachim Neander

Title:

[unknown]

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)
lent or given by George Steevens

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Source Information:

Record ID:

21344

Source:

Print

Author:

James Boswell

Editor:

R.W. Chapman

Title:

Life of Johnson

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

n/a

Page:

558

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 558, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=21344, accessed: 24 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

Originally published 1791. I have assumed although Neander is formatted as a title it is actually the author's name.