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Record 2203

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
Having studied my letters, the see-saw drone of the 'Primer, ' and waded through the 'Reading Made Easy, 'and 'Dyche's Spelling Book;' Iwas now turned over [to another teacher and] learned to write.
Century: 1700-1799
Date: Between 01 Jan 1770 and 31 Dec 1779
Country: England
Time: daytime: during school day
Place: city: Carlisle
specific address: Carlisle Cathedral, Charity School
other location: school
   
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:Robert Anderson
Age Child (0-17)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1 Feb 1770
Socio-economic group: Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation: Pupil At Charity School, Carlisle Cathedral
Religion: Church of England
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: [A Primer]
Genre: Education, Textbook / self-education
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: read in situ

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 2203  
Source - Print  
  Author: Robert Anderson
  Editor: n/a
  Title: The Poetical Works of Robert Anderson, Author of 'Cumberlan Ballads', &c. To Which is Prefixed the Life of the Author, Written by Himself
  Place of Publication: Carlisle
  Date of Publication: 1820
  Vol: n/a
  Page: xiv
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Robert Anderson, The Poetical Works of Robert Anderson, Author of 'Cumberlan Ballads', &c. To Which is Prefixed the Life of the Author, Written by Himself (Carlisle, 1820), p. xiv, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2203, accessed: 29 March 2024

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