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Record 12204

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'On reading the subjoined chapters on the Turkish Bath, in Mr Urquhart's "Pillars of Hercules", I was electrified; and resolved, if possible, to add that institution to my Establishment.'
Century: 1850-1899
Date: Between 1 Jan 1856 and 31 Dec 1856
Country: Ireland
Time: n/a
Place: city: Blarney
county: Cork
   
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:Dr Richard Barter
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1802
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: Physician and hydropathist
Religion: Christian
Country of origin: Ireland
Country of experience: Ireland
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: David Urquhart
Title: The Pillars of Hercules, or, a narrative of travel
Genre: Geography / Travel
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: owned

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 12204  
Source - Print  
  Author: Dr Richard Barter
  Editor: n/a
  Title: Introduction to his edition of chapters from Urquhart's 'The Turkish bath, with a view to its introduction in the British Dominions'
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1856
  Vol: n/a
  Page: n/a
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Dr Richard Barter, Introduction to his edition of chapters from Urquhart's 'The Turkish bath, with a view to its introduction in the British Dominions' (London, 1856), p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=12204, accessed: 19 April 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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