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Record 10924

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'Learnt to play those Games which are wrote down in the abbreviations in the "History of Chess".'
Century: 1700-1799
Date: 26 Jun 1798
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: Sheffield
location in dwelling: home?
   
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:Joseph Hunter
Age Child (0-17)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 6 Mar 1783
Socio-economic group: Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation: Apprentice at Hadfield & Co, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Religion: Presbyterian
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Lambe Robert
Title: The History of Chess
Genre: Sport / Leisure, Reference / General works
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 10924  
  Source - Manuscript
  Author: Joseph Hunter
  Title: Journal
  Location: British Library
  Call no: ADD MSS 24879
  Page/folio: f 20

Citation: Joseph Hunter, Journal British Library, p. ADD MSS 24879, p. f 20, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10924, accessed: 28 March 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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