| Evidence: | 'when he was at the University he [Edward Gibbon] used frequently to come to Town, and go to Lewis the bookseller's in Covt Garden, by way of buying Books, and sometimes merely to read or chat in the Shop'. |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1756 and 30 Jun 1777 | ||||||||||
| Country: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: Lewis' Bookseller, Covent Garden |
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| Reader: | Edward Gibbon |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 27 Apr 1737 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | historian |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | n/a |
| Genre: | Unknown |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | read in situ read in Lewis' bookshop |
| Record ID: | 22586 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Hester Lynch Thrale | |
| Editor: | Katharine C. Balderston | |
| Title: | Thraliana | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1951 | |
| Vol: | I | |
| Page: | 94 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 94, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22586, accessed: 28 April 2024 | |
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