Record Number: 6151

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'My wife read the 20th and 21st numbers of "The Guardian" to me, which I think extremely good, the first of which shows how indispensable a duty forgiveness is and the last how much mankind must be delighted with the prospect of the happiness of a future state.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

25 Sep 1755

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: East Hoathly
county: Sussex
location in dwelling: home

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

passive in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Peggy Turner

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1732

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

wife of shopkeeper

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Thomas Turner (her husband)

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

The Guardian

Genre:

Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

20th and 21st numbers

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

6151

Source:

Print

Author:

Thomas Turner

Editor:

David Vaisey

Title:

The Diary of Thomas Turner

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1984

Vol:

n/a

Page:

14

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Thomas Turner, David Vaisey (ed.), The Diary of Thomas Turner (Oxford, 1984), p. 14, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6151, accessed: 02 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None