Record Number: 7616
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I found a good deal of amusement in looking over the engravings in a Spanish volume, called, I think, "The Visions of Don Quevedo". It was, of course, a book from which I could get but little information in the way of reading. The plates, however, told a tolerably clear story, and my host, who had learned something of the Spanish language, gave me such explanations as were necessary to my fully comprehending the meaning of the illustrations.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1814 and 31 Dec 1814
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Portsmouth
location in dwelling: at his friend's house
(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:5 Jul 1792
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Journeyman tailor
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
The Spanish text read with his friend to make sense of the illustrations
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Visions of Don Quevedo
Genre:Fiction, Satire
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details'Sue?os y Discursos' was first published in Spain in 1627. Read in the Spanish.
Provenanceborrowed (private library)
Source Information:
Record ID:7616
Source:Thomas Carter
Editor:n/a
Title:Memoirs of a Working Man
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1845
Vol:n/a
Page:176
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man (London, 1845), p. 176, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7616, accessed: 24 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None