Evidence: | 'Much is being said and written now-a-days about the influence of books on the formation of character; let me therefore mention that my prime favourites while at Tait's were "Cobbett's advice to young men", and Charles Knight's "Pursuit of knowledge under difficulties"; which I read over and over again with great zest, and, I hope, much benefit. As a matter of course, I also read "Tait's Magazine" regularly, making myself familiar with its contents even before publication; the elaborate reviews of many of the best books of the period affording me the opportunity of picking up a considerable amount of useful information. Curiously enough, the reading of the "Waverley novels" was to me a task of difficulty; and I am ashamed to say that I have only read few of them, "Guy Mannering", "The Heart of Midlothian", "The Bride of Lammermoor" and "St Ronan's Well". "Waverley", although attempted more than once, failed to attract.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1837 and 31 Dec 1840 | ||||||||||
Country: | Scotland | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Edinburgh specific address: 78 Princess Street other location: probably at work, Tait's warehouse |
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Reader: | James Glass Bertram |
Age | Child (0-17) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 1824 |
Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
Occupation: | Apprentice in a book warehouse |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | Scotland |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | William Tait |
Title: | Tait's Edinburgh Magazine |
Genre: | Essays / Criticism |
Form of Text: | Print: Serial / periodical |
Publication details: | Bertram mentions reading the issues before publication, he might have been reading the periodical from the proofs? |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 8185 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | James Glass Bertram | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | Some memories of books, authors and events | |
Place of Publication: | Westminster | |
Date of Publication: | 1893 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 26 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | James Glass Bertram, Some memories of books, authors and events (Westminster, 1893), p. 26, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=8185, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
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