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Record Number: 8248


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In Mr Tait's warehouse I read Hogg's "Shepherd's Calendar" and some of his poems also, while, at various times, many opportunities of hearing much about him.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1839 and 31 Dec 1839

Country:

Scotland

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Edinburgh
specific address: 78 Princess Street
other location: at work, Tait's book warehouse

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:

James Glass Bertram

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1824

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Clerk at Tait's book warehouse

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Scotland

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

James Hogg

Title:

Shepherd's Calendar

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)
at work


Source Information:

Record ID:

8248

Source:

Print

Author:

James Glass Bertram

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Some memories of books, authors and events

Place of Publication:

Westminster

Date of Publication:

1893

Vol:

n/a

Page:

49

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

James Glass Bertram, Some memories of books, authors and events (Westminster, 1893), p. 49, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=8248, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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