Evidence: | During my stay with the clergyman my mother again became a servant in the family and well do I remember reading by the kitchen fire, during the long winter nights. My favourite books were two folio volumes, with illustrations- one a history of Europe, the other a history of England. My interest in those books was intense, and many times have I thought whilst poring over them, 'shall I ever see any of the places here described?' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1811 and 31 Dec 1817 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | evening: Evening, during the winter. | ||||||||||
Place: | county: Yorkshire location in dwelling: The kitchen in front of the fire at the clergyman's house. |
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Reader: | James Watson |
Age | Child (0-17) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 1799 |
Socio-economic group: | Labourer (agricultural) |
Occupation: | Apprenticed as a general servant to a rural clergyman inYorkshire. |
Religion: | Church of England |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
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Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | |
Title: | [A history of Europe] |
Genre: | History, Geography / Travel |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 5831 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | n/a | |
Editor: | David Vincent | |
Title: | Testaments of Radicalism | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1977 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 100 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | David Vincent (ed.), Testaments of Radicalism (London, 1977), p. 100, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=5831, accessed: 02 May 2024 |
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