Record Number: 5630
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I read a good deal of Shakespeares works. Item Ben Johnsons, & Return'd them to the library'
Century:1700-1799
Date:25 Aug 1719
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:Canon of Lichfield 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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[various]
Genre:Drama, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (institution library)
Source Information:
Record ID:5630
Source:Manuscript
Author:John Henry Ott
Title:Diary 1719-1720
Location:British Library
Call No:ADD 27, 616
Page/Folio:99
Citation:John Henry Ott, Diary 1719-1720 British Library, p. ADD 27, 616, p. 99, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=5630, accessed: 05 May 2024
Additional Comments:
None