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Record 7393

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'It was about this time that I first met with Milton's "Paradise Lost", in a thick volume with engravings and copious notes, probably a copy of Bishop Newton's edition of that noble poem. I found it, however, little better than "a sealed book". Its versification puzzled me, while the loftiness of its subjects confused my understanding.'
Century: 1700-1799
Date: Between 5 Jul 1792 and 31 Dec 1799
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: n/a
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reader:Thomas Carter
Age Child (0-17)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5 Jul 1792
Socio-economic group: Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation: Son of soldier
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: John Milton
Title: Paradise Lost
Genre: Poetry, Philosophy
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: Probably referring to Bishop Newton's annotated edition of 1778.
Provenance: borrowed (private library)

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 7393  
Source - Print  
  Author: Thomas Carter
  Editor: n/a
  Title: Memoirs of a Working Man
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1845
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 41
  Additional comments: Late 1790s.

Citation: Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man (London, 1845), p. 41, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7393, accessed: 28 March 2024

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