Record Number: 22179

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Mr. Eliot, with whom Dr. Walter Harte had travelled, talked to us of his "History of Gustavus Adolphus", which he said was a very good book in the German translation.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Until: 30 Mar 1781

Country:

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Time

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Place:

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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:

Mr Eliot

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

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Country of Experience:

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Walter Harte

Title:

History of the life of Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden

Genre:

Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

in a German translation

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

22179

Source:

Print

Author:

James Boswell

Editor:

R.W. Chapman

Title:

Life of Johnson

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

n/a

Page:

1126

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 1126, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=22179, accessed: 29 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

Originally published 1791.