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Record Number: 11053


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The Minstrel Boy' 'The Minstrel Boy to the war is gone, /... Moore. Benj. Beanlands, Otley, December 1831'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Dec 1831 and 31 Dec 1831

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:

Benjamin Beanlands

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

Mar 1815

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

son of Anne and John Beanlands of Bingley

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Thomas Moore

Title:

The Minstrel Boy

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

11053

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

n/a

Title:

Commonplace Book

Location:

British Library

Call No:

Add MSS. GO515

Page/Folio:

f. 3a

Citation:

Beanlands family , Commonplace Book British Library, p. Add MSS. GO515, p. f. 3a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=11053, accessed: 19 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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