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Record Number: 7468


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The serious thoughts to which my illness gave rise were much strengthened by my reading at the time several of Dr Watt's "Lyric Poems" which then came first into my hands.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1807 and 31 Dec 1808

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

location in dwelling: at home while ill

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Thomas Carter

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

5 Jul 1792

Socio-Economic Group:

Labourer (non-agricultural)

Occupation:

Apprentice tailor

Religion:

n/a

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:

Isaac Watts

Title:

Horae Lyricae, Poems Chiefly of the Lyric Kind

Genre:

Other religious, Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

volume containing these belonged to the edition of British poets published by bookseller Mr Cooke

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

7468

Source:

Print

Author:

Thomas Carter

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Memoirs of a Working Man

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1845

Vol:

n/a

Page:

97

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man (London, 1845), p. 97, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7468, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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