Record Number: 6612
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Two little books that I read in my boyhood impressed and stimulated me greatly. They helped me in my efforts to live bravely and to use my life for noble ends. These were the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1852 and 31 Dec 1852
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Durham?
county: Durham or Northumberland
(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:12 Nov 1837
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:Pitman, later MP
Religion:n/a
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:Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave
Genre:Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6612
Source:Thomas Burt
Editor:n/a
Title:Thomas Burt, M. P., D. C. L., pitman & privy councillor : an autobiography
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1924
Vol:n/a
Page:19
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Burt, Thomas Burt, M. P., D. C. L., pitman & privy councillor : an autobiography (London, 1924), p. 19, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6612, accessed: 02 May 2024
Additional Comments:
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