Evidence: | 'Fetched the "Castle of Mowbray" from Lindley's Library; a very silly Love tale. Took the "Castle of Otranto" to the Library. It is one of the most entertaining novels I ever read.' |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | 2 Jun 1798 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Sheffield location in dwelling: home |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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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: | Mrs Harley |
Title: | The Castle of Mowbray |
Genre: | Fiction |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | Borrowed (circulating library) |
Record ID: | 10812 | |
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=10812, accessed: 20 April 2024 |
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