| Evidence: | James Harvey 'Blind Jim" 'had, from hearing, mastered most of the content of these two important papers [Times and Weekly Dispatch], and then made some capital out of having done so, by repeating the news from his favourite corner in one or more of the old inns, always to a number of interested listeners and village politicians.' he delivered the papers. same time. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1830 and 31 Dec 1840 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: rural villages between Luton and London | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Listener: | James Harvey |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Unknown/NA |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| 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: | [n/a] |
| Title: | The Times |
| Genre: | Unknown |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 11271 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | William Tinsley | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Random Recollections of an Old Publisher | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1900 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 10-11 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | William Tinsley, Random Recollections of an Old Publisher (London, 1900), p. 10-11, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=11271, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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