Record Number: 7696
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
?Of him [lodger ? a Wesleyan minister] I had the loan of a work which I had indeed previously read; but of which I was not tired, nor I believe ever should be. This was the ?Journal? of that great and good man, the Rev. J. Wesley. I have long regarded it as being equal in interest to Mr Boswell?s ?Life of Dr Johnson? although its contents are, of course, very dissimilar. I also read many of his other works in the course of the two years during which our lodgers remained with us. I may just observe that Mr Wesley?s style of writing is eminently concise and clear; well adapted to the capacity of the uneducated reader.?
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1830 and 31 Dec 1830
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:location in dwelling: probably at home
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:5 Jul 1792
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation: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: Title:Journal
Genre:Other religious, Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
from lodger
Source Information:
Record ID:7696
Source:Thomas Carter
Editor:n/a
Title:Memoirs of a working man
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1845
Vol:n/a
Page:223
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a working man (London, 1845), p. 223, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7696, accessed: 18 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None
