| Evidence: | 'They likewise read, occasionally, a variety of other books unconnected with such subjects [religion]... Although the parish consists wholly of the poorer ranks of society, newspapers are very generally read and attended to.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1791 and 1799 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Auchterderran, Fife | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reading Group: | the people of Auchterderran, Fife |
| Age | Unknown |
| Gender | Unknown |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) 'the poorer ranks of society' |
| Occupation: | labourers and poor people |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | Scotland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | [newspapers] |
| Genre: | Other religious |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 173 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | John Sinclair | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | The Statistical Account of Scotland | |
| Place of Publication: | Edinburgh | |
| Date of Publication: | 1791-99 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | Vol. I, pp.456-7 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | John Sinclair, The Statistical Account of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1791-99), p. Vol. I, pp.456-7, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=173, accessed: 17 April 2024 | |
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