Evidence: | 'In the spring of 1826, after getting through Valpy's Delectus, and a part of Stewart's "Cornelius Nepos, " and also a part of Justin, but somewhat clumsily, with the help of Ainsworth's Dictionary, I commenced Caesar, and sped on well, so that by the time I had reached the third book, "De Bello Gallico, " I found myself able to read page after page, with scarcely more than a glance, now and then, at the dictionary. I remember wll myfirst triumphant feeling of this kind. I sat on Ping |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Mar 1826 and 31 May 1826 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | morning: 5am | ||||||||||
Place: | specific address: Pingle Hill, Gainsborough | ||||||||||
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Thomas Cooper |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 20 Mar 1805 |
Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
Occupation: | shoemaker |
Religion: | Weslyan Methodist |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Caesar |
Title: | Commentaries On The Gallic War |
Genre: | History, Heraldry |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 373 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Thomas Cooper | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | The Life Of Thomas Cooper | |
Place of Publication: | Leicester | |
Date of Publication: | 1971/ 1872 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 59 - 60 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Thomas Cooper, The Life Of Thomas Cooper (Leicester, 1971/ 1872), p. 59 - 60, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=373, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
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