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Record Number: 11694


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Extracted from Bridges. Looked over the Acct. of Croyland Abbey, which supplied me with a hint for the Acct. of Wellingbro' Church, which I added [...] I looked over Parry's Woburn.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

28 Nov 1835

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Wellingborough

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:

John Cole

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

3 Oct 1792

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Publisher / bookseller

Religion:

Church of England

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:

Ian Bridges

Title:

History of Northamptonshire

Genre:

History, Geography / Travel, Antiquities

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (public library)


Source Information:

Record ID:

11694

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

John Cole

Title:

An account of the life of John Cole of Scarborough (started Scarborough 1829)

Location:

York Minster Archive

Call No:

Add Mss / 153 / 11

Page/Folio:

p. 140-2

Citation:

John Cole, An account of the life of John Cole of Scarborough (started Scarborough 1829) York Minster Archive, p. Add Mss / 153 / 11, p. p. 140-2, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=11694, accessed: 19 April 2024


Additional Comments:

John Cole kept diaries throughout his life - and then used the diaries to produce a manuscript 'An Account of the life of John Cole of Scarborough' (started in 1829 - 18 volumes). Much of the substance of the MS is based on his diaries (and appears for much of the MS to be copied direct from his diaries). The original diaries are apparently no longer extant. John Cole had a bad leg, so he was home for a while (reading quite a few volumes).

   
   
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