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Record Number: 7840


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'On Tuesday the 30th. I began reading for the 1st time Anson's "Voyage round the World", w'th which I was much amused and interested.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

30 Aug 1785

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

county: Kent
location in dwelling: at home, Nethersole

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:

John Marsh

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

31 May 1752

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Musian / composer / gentleman

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Richard Walter

Title:

Anson's Voyage round the World

Genre:

Biography, Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

7840

Source:

Print

Author:

John Marsh

Editor:

Brian Robins

Title:

The Journals of John Marsh. The life and times of a gentleman composer (1752-1828)

Place of Publication:

New York

Date of Publication:

1998

Vol:

n/a

Page:

355

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

John Marsh, Brian Robins (ed.), The Journals of John Marsh. The life and times of a gentleman composer (1752-1828) (New York, 1998), p. 355, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7840, accessed: 24 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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