Record Number: 7902
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'On the next day (Tuesday 31st) I went to Canterbury in the coach & on the same evening in the diligence to Dover where I amused myself with reading "Herman of Unna" (a then popular novel) which I got at Canterbury...'
Century:1700-1799
Date:31 Mar 1795
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Dover
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:31 May 1752
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Musian / composer / gentleman
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:Hermann of Unna
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details3 vols, 1794
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:7902
Source:John Marsh
Editor:Brian Robins
Title:The John Marsh Journals. The life and times of a gentleman composer (1752-1828)
Place of Publication:New York
Date of Publication:1998
Vol:n/a
Page:571
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
John Marsh, Brian Robins (ed.), The John Marsh Journals. The life and times of a gentleman composer (1752-1828) (New York, 1998), p. 571, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7902, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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