Record Number: 9868

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Brought back [from the subscription? library] the Gents Mag for Feby 4 March. They have not yet done with the controversy with respect to the commencement of the century. There is both letters and epigrams upon it in this no.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

23 Apr 1800

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Portobello, Sheffield
county: Yorkshire
location in dwelling: Home (he lives with Joseph Evans, his guardian and Presbyterian minister)

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Joseph Hunter

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

6 Feb 1783

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Apprentice in a Sheffield Warehouse: son of a Sheffield manufacturer

Religion:

Presbyterian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

The Gentleman's Magazine

Genre:

Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)
library -unsure type

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9868

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Joseph Hunter

Title:

Journal, 1800

Location:

British Library

Call No:

ADD 24, 880

Page/Folio:

3

Citation:

Joseph Hunter, Journal, 1800 British Library, p. ADD 24, 880, p. 3, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=9868, accessed: 20 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None