Evidence: | 'Kirkpatrick-Juxta, Dumfries: Several of the farmers read history, magazines and newspapers. The vulgar read almost nothing but books on religious subjects'. |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1791 and 1799 | ||||||||||
Country: | Scotland | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Kirkpatrick-Juxta, Dumfries | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reading Group: | the people of Kirkpatrick-Juxta, Dumfries |
Age | Unknown |
Gender | Unknown |
Date of Birth | n/a |
Socio-economic group: | Labourer (agricultural) 'the vulgar' |
Occupation: | 'the vulgar' |
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: | [religious books] |
Genre: | Other religious |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 179 | |
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. IV, pp.524 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | John Sinclair, The Statistical Account of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1791-99), p. Vol. IV, pp.524, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=179, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
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