| Evidence: | Henry Cooke, in evidence to the Commissioners on Education in Ireland in 1825 [regarding books available in Irish schools]:
"'I recollect reading a book, called the Seven champions of Christendom and Destruction of Troy; I recollect reading Hero and Leander, Gesta Romanorum, and Seven wise masters; I recollect having read the Chinese tales; I recollect having read the romance called Parismos and Parismenes, and Don Belianis of Greece; another extravagant tale I recollect having read, the History of Captain Freney, a robber ...'" |
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| Century: | 1700-1799, 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | other location: school | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Henry Cooke |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1788 |
| Socio-economic group: | Unknown/NA |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | Presbyterian |
| Country of origin: | Ireland |
| Country of experience: | Ireland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Richard Johnson |
| Title: | The honour or chivalry; or, the famous history of Don Belianis of Greece |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 6079 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | J. R. R. Adams | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | The Printed Word and the Common Man: Popular Culture in Ulster 1700-1900 | |
| Place of Publication: | Belfast | |
| Date of Publication: | 1987 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 14-15 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | J. R. R. Adams, The Printed Word and the Common Man: Popular Culture in Ulster 1700-1900 (Belfast, 1987), p. 14-15, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6079, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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