Record Number: 6553
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In the evening wrote my London letters and read Shakespeare's "As you Like It" and "Taming a Shrew", both of which I think good comedies.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:9 May 1763
Country:England
Timeevening: 'evening'
Place:city: East Hoathly
county: Sussex
location in dwelling: home
(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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:9 Jun 1763
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:shopkeeper
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The taming of the shrew
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6553
Source:Thomas Turner
Editor:David Vaisey
Title:The Diary of Thomas Turner
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:n/a
Page:271
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Turner, David Vaisey (ed.), The Diary of Thomas Turner (Oxford, 1984), p. 271, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6553, accessed: 02 May 2024
Additional Comments:
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