| Evidence: | 'Within these few days I could not have a book from the library because Mr E. had lent the "Castle of Otranto" to Miss Lowe [Love?], who happened to be there the afternoon when I was reading it; it was against the rules.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 28 May 1798 and 29 May 1798 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | afternoon | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Sheffield location in dwelling: home |
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| Reader: | Joseph Hunter |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 6 Feb 1783 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | Apprentice working at 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, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Horace Walpole |
| Title: | The Castle of Otranto |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (other) |
| Record ID: | 10811 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Joseph Hunter | |
| Title: | Journal | |
| Location: | British Library | |
| Call no: | Add 24, 879 | |
| Page/folio: | 17 |
| Citation: | Joseph Hunter, Journal British Library, p. Add 24, 879, p. 17, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10811, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)