| Evidence: | ?The day after this being the last of the year, I managed to finish reading Blackstone?s Commentaries and Goldsmith?s History of England, both for the 2d time over & in the evening danced out the year at the Assembly.? |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 31 Dec 1778 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Salisbury location in dwelling: at home? |
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| Reader: | John Marsh |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 31 May 1752 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Musian / composer / gentleman |
| 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: | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Title: | History of England from the earliest times to the death of George II |
| Genre: | History |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | London, 1771 |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 7821 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | John Marsh | |
| Editor: | Brian Robins | |
| Title: | The John Marsh Journals. The life and times of a gentleman composer (1752-1828) | |
| Place of Publication: | New York | |
| Date of Publication: | 1998 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 41 | |
| Additional comments: |
| Citation: | John Marsh, Brian Robins (ed.), The John Marsh Journals. The life and times of a gentleman composer (1752-1828) (New York, 1998), p. 41, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7821, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| DOB 11 June 1752 on Gregorian calendar |
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