Record Number: 2202

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Having studied my letters, the see-saw drone of the 'Primer, ' and waded through the 'Reading Made Easy, 'and 'Dyche's Spelling Book;' Iwas now turned over [to another teacher and] learned to write.

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 01 Jan 1770 and 31 Dec 1779

Country:

England

Time

daytime: during school day

Place:

city: Carlisle
specific address: Carlisle Cathedral, Charity School
other location: school

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:

Robert Anderson

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1 Feb 1770

Socio-Economic Group:

Labourer (non-agricultural)

Occupation:

Pupil At Charity School, Carlisle Cathedral

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Reading Made Easy

Genre:

Education, Textbook / self-education

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2202

Source:

Print

Author:

Robert Anderson

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Poetical Works of Robert Anderson, Author of 'Cumberlan Ballads', &c. To Which is Prefixed the Life of the Author, Written by Himself

Place of Publication:

Carlisle

Date of Publication:

1820

Vol:

n/a

Page:

xiv

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Robert Anderson, The Poetical Works of Robert Anderson, Author of 'Cumberlan Ballads', &c. To Which is Prefixed the Life of the Author, Written by Himself (Carlisle, 1820), p. xiv, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=2202, accessed: 27 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None