| Evidence: | ?? the shining events in Paris and the newer literature that began to be issued saw the young men of my age wild with excitement and enthusiasm. I had previously read the "Rights of Man" and other political works of Thomas Paine, which had seduced me from bed at five o?clock for many mornings in succession.? |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | morning: at 5 am | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Cheltenham location in dwelling: home |
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| Reader: | William Edwin Adams |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | Feb 1832 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | Errand boy, later journalist |
| Religion: | n/a |
| 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: | Thomas Paine |
| Title: | The Rights of Man |
| Genre: | Essays / Criticism, Politics, Philosophy |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 7363 | |
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| Author: | William Edwin Adams | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Memoirs of a Social Atom | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1903 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 118-9 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | William Edwin Adams, Memoirs of a Social Atom (London, 1903), 1, p. 118-9, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7363, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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