| Evidence: | 'Even while exerting myself to the utmost on the farm, I was not without my own pleasure, for during my leisure hours I read all the books and especially those consisting of poetry and Border-ballads that came within my reach. Some few I bought when I had money, some I borrowed, but the latter were limited as to number ...' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1818 and 31 Dec 1818 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | 'during my leisure hours' | ||||||||||
| Place: | location in dwelling: Home? | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Robert White |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 17 Sep 1802 |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (agricultural) |
| Occupation: | labourer on his father's farm. |
| Religion: | n/a |
| 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: | [unknown] |
| Title: | 'poetry and border ballads' |
| Genre: | Poetry, Ephemera |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 11157 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Robert White | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Autobiographical Notes | |
| Place of Publication: | Newcastle Upon Tyne | |
| Date of Publication: | 1966 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 2 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Robert White, Autobiographical Notes (Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1966), p. 2, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=11157, accessed: 23 April 2024 | |
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