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Record 24967

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
Prisoner's statement in trial for theft: Joseph Smith: 'There was a gentleman in the tap-room, reading the newspaper—I said, "Let me look at the paper, I wish to see an advertisement"'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: 19 Nov 1839
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: London
specific address: Sun and Punch-bowl Public House, High Holborn
other location: public house
   
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: anon
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth n/a
Socio-economic group: Unknown/NA
Occupation: 'gentleman'
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: n/a
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: [newspaper]
Genre: Unknown
Form of Text: Print: Newspaper
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: borrowed (other)
public house

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 24967  
Source - Manuscript Other
  Author: Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 27 April 2009), 25 Nov 1839, Trial of Joseph Smith (t18391125-190),

Citation: Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 27 April 2009), 25 Nov 1839, Trial of Joseph Smith (t18391125-190), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=24967, accessed: 28 March 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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