Evidence: | 'After all my contrivances I found but little convenience for reading, except on the Sunday. I always kept a book in my pocket, that it might be at hand in case I should find a few spare minutes. In general, I managed to read a few pages while going to and from the workshop. This, however, was a somewhat difficult affair, as my path led me through some of the busiest streets and places in the city: and I hardly need say that these are not the most favourable localities for a thoughtful reader, especially if what he chooses to read demands any thing like close attention. It was while standing at a bookstall that I read with the most advantage. I took care to avail myself of this as often, and for as long a time as possible; and from these out-of-door libraries picked up a few - perhaps a good many - scraps of useful or amusing information.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1810 and 31 Dec 1810 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | daytime | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London other location: on the streets, while walking to and from work |
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Reader: | Thomas Carter |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 5 Jul 1792 |
Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
Occupation: | Journeyman tailor |
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 |
Author: | [unknown] |
Title: | [various] |
Genre: | Unknown |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 7577 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Thomas Carter | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | Memoirs of a Working Man | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1845 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 131 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man (London, 1845), p. 131, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7577, accessed: 23 April 2024 |
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