Record Number: 21647
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I read (said he [Johnson],) Sharpe's letters on Italy over again, when I was at Bath. There is a great deal of matter in them.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Apr 1776 and 1 May 1776
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Bath
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:18 Sep 1709
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:Anglican
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: Title:Letters from Italy, describing the Customs and Manners of that Country
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
probably owned as he is rereading
Source Information:
Record ID:21647
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:755
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 755, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=21647, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.