Record Number: 22733
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'He [Johnson] was just nine Years old when having got the play of Hamlet to read in his Father's Kitchen, he read on very qu[i]etly till he came to the Ghost scene, when he hurried up to the Shop Door that he might see folks about him'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 18 Sep 1718 and 17 Sep 1719
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Lichfield
county: Staffordshire
specific address: father's house
location in dwelling: kitchen
(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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:18 Sep 1709
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:later 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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Hamlet
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
belonged to his father
Source Information:
Record ID:22733
Source:Hester Lynch Thrale
Editor:Katharine C. Balderston
Title:Thraliana
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1951
Vol:n/a
Page:161
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana (Oxford, 1951), p. 161, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=22733, accessed: 24 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None