Switch to English Switch to French

The Open University  |   Study at the OU  |   About the OU  |   Research at the OU  |   Search the OU

Listen to this page  |   Accessibility

the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

Reading Experience Database UK Historical image of readers
  RED International Logo

RED Australia logo


RED Canada logo
RED Netherlands logo
RED New Zealand logo

Record Number: 9163


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Mary Berry, Journal, Sunday 14 October 1810, on stay in Greathead household at Guy's Cliff: '[After church attendance] The blind Miss Williams played much of Handel's music, and afterwards Greathead read Clarke's travels to us.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

15 Oct 1810

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

county: (Apparently) Warwickshire
specific address: Guy's Cliff

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:

Mr Greathead

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Landowner

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Mary Berry Agnes Berry Miss Williams


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Clarke

Title:

Travels

Genre:

Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

9163

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Lady Theresa Lewis

Title:

Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1865

Vol:

2

Page:

436

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852 (London, 1865), 2, p. 436, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=9163, accessed: 24 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
Green Turtle Web Design