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Record Number: 9524


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'During our readings at our lodgings, Dr Clarke's Lake of Riberias formed an interesting portion. King's Hymns too were our companion.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

3 May 1835

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Charles Street, Leicester
other location: Lodgings at Mrs Keans'

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:

John Cole

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

3 Oct 1792

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Publisher / bookseller

Religion:

Church of England

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:

Clarke

Title:

Lake of Tiberias

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

9524

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

John Cole

Title:

An account of the life of John Cole of Scarborough

Location:

Work Minster Archive

Call No:

Add Mss 153/10

Page/Folio:

39-40

Citation:

John Cole, An account of the life of John Cole of Scarborough Work Minster Archive, p. Add Mss 153/10, p. 39-40, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=9524, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

With his son William (aged 8). "John Cole kept diaries throughout his life - and then used the diaries to produce a manuscript 'An Account of the life of John Cole of Scarborough' (started in 1829 - 18 volumes). Much of the substance of the MS is based on his diaries (and appears for much of the MS to be copied direct from his diaries). The original diaries are apparently no longer extant."

   
   
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