Record Number: 6073

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Henry Cooke, in evidence to the Commissioners on Education in Ireland in 1825 [regarding books available in Irish schools]: "'I recollect reading a book, called the Seven Champions of Christendom and Destruction of Troy; I recollect reading Hero and Leander, Gesta Romanorum, and Seven wise masters; I recollect having read the Chinese tales; I recollect having read the romance called Parismos and Parismenes, and Don Belianis of Greece; another extravagant tale I recollect having read, the History of Captain Freney, a robber ...'"

Century:

1700-1799, 1800-1849

Date:

unknown

Country:

Ireland

Time

n/a

Place:

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:

Henry Cooke

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1788

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

Presbyterian

Country of Origin:

Ireland

Country of Experience:

Ireland

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Richard Johnson

Title:

The Seven Champions of Christendom and Destruction of Troy

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

6073

Source:

Print

Author:

J. R. R. Adams

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Printed Word and the Common Man: Popular Culture in Ulster 1700-1900

Place of Publication:

Belfast

Date of Publication:

1987

Vol:

n/a

Page:

14-15

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

J. R. R. Adams, The Printed Word and the Common Man: Popular Culture in Ulster 1700-1900 (Belfast, 1987), p. 14-15, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6073, accessed: 20 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None