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Record 10926

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'Wrote out of the Register's "Mary Queen of Scotts a Monody; Written near the Ruins of Sheffield Manor". It is one of the pretttiest pieces of poetry in the Registers. It was published by Peacock in his poems, but it was not of his composition.'
Century: 1700-1799
Date: 30 Jun 1798
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: Sheffield
location in dwelling: home
   
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:Joseph Hunter
Age Child (0-17)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 6 Mar 1783
Socio-economic group: Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation: Apprentice at Hadfield & Co, Sheffield, Yorkshire
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

 

Text Being Read:

Author: [n/a]
Title: [The Annual] Register
Genre: History, Poetry, Miscellany / Anthology
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 10926  
  Source - Manuscript
  Author: Joseph Hunter
  Title: Journal
  Location: British Library
  Call no: ADD MSS 24879
  Page/folio: f 20b

Citation: Joseph Hunter, Journal British Library, p. ADD MSS 24879, p. f 20b, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10926, accessed: 23 April 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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