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Record Number: 26769


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Thursday, 15 November 1827: 'Met with Chambers and complimented him about his making a clever book of the 1745 for Constable's Miscellany. It is really a lively work and must have a good sale.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Oct 1827 and 15 Nov 1827

Country:

Scotland

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Walter Scott

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1771

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

Scotland

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Robert Chambers

Title:

History of the Rebellion 1745-6

Genre:

History, Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Had been recently published as vols. 15 and 16 of Constable's Miscellany of Original and Selected Publications

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

26769

Source:

Print

Author:

Walter Scott

Editor:

W. E. K. Anderson

Title:

The Journal of Sir Walter Scott

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1972

Vol:

n/a

Page:

379

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Walter Scott, W. E. K. Anderson (ed.), The Journal of Sir Walter Scott (Oxford, 1972), p. 379, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=26769, accessed: 24 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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