| Evidence: | 'Went to the library. Saw in Volume 4th of Nichol's "Select Collections of Poems" a poetical account of the monuments in Westminster Abbey, written with a considerable degree of humour.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 17 Jul 1799 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Sheffield other location: at the library |
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| Reader: | Joseph Hunter |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 6 Feb 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 |
| Author: | John Nichols |
| Title: | A Select Collection of Poems; with notes (Vol IV) |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | read in situ |
| Record ID: | 10950 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Joseph Hunter | |
| Title: | Journal | |
| Location: | British Library | |
| Call no: | ADD MSS 24879 | |
| Page/folio: | 56 |
| Citation: | Joseph Hunter, Journal British Library, p. ADD MSS 24879, p. 56, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10950, accessed: 23 April 2024 | |
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