Record Number: 10956

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Read Foote's "Farce of the Minor"; I do not admire it near as much as I do the Mayor of Garratt.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

10 May 1800

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Sheffield
location in dwelling: home

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Joseph Hunter

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

6 Feb 1783

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

apprentice

Religion:

Presbyterian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Samuel Foote

Title:

The Minor, A Comedy

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

10956

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Joseph Hunter

Title:

Fragment of a Journal

Location:

British Library

Call No:

Add 24, 880

Page/Folio:

9

Citation:

Joseph Hunter, Fragment of a Journal British Library, p. Add 24, 880, p. 9, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=10956, accessed: 25 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None