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Record Number: 11813


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'On turning to "The Magazine of Natural History" for March 1830, I find by Mr Dovaston's Account of his life in that Miscellany, that early June 1827, he was at Buxton, whither he was hurried by his medical friends for the gout in his stomach, accompanied by his daughters Jane and Isabella.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Mar 1830 and 31 Mar 1830

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:

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:

Dovaston

Title:

[article on Thomas Bewick]

Genre:

Biography, Natural history

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

in The Magazine of Natural History

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

11813

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 153/4

Page/Folio:

p. 612

Citation:

John Cole, An account of the life of John Cole of Scarborough (started Scarborough 1829) York Minster Archive, p. Add Mss 153/4, p. p. 612, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=11813, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

'His' refers to Thomas Bewick, the engraver, who visited Scarborough in July 1827. John Cole met him during his visit. 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.

   
   
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