Record Number: 4987
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'As a boy George Acorn [an] East Londoner, read "all sorts and conditions of books from 'Penny Bloods' to George Eliot" with "some appreciation of style", enough to recognise the affinities of high and low literature. Thus he discerningly characterised "Treasure Island" as "the usual penny blood sort of story, with the halo of greatness about it".'
Century:Date:
unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
other location: East End
(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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:n/a
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4987
Source:Jonathan Rose
Editor:n/a
Title:The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes
Place of Publication:New Haven
Date of Publication:2001
Vol:n/a
Page:369
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Jonathan Rose, The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes (New Haven, 2001), p. 369, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=4987, accessed: 09 December 2023
Additional Comments:
See George Acorn, 'One of the Multitude', pp49-50 - no further ref. traceable in Rose notes.