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Record 25324

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
From the 1806-1840 Commonplace book of an unknown reader. Transcription of the traditional story of the 'Sportsman and the Countryman', beginning 'A sportsman had been out all day with his Gun, and was wending his way homeward greatly dissatisfied...'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: unknown
Country: Scotland
Time: n/a
Place: city: Garrow
county: Perthshire
   
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 Unknown
Gender Female
Date of Birth n/a
Socio-economic group: Unknown/NA
Occupation: unknown
Religion: unknown
Country of origin: unknown
Country of experience: Scotland
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Traditional
Title: The Sportsman and the Countryman
Genre: Fiction
Form of Text: Unknown
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 25324  
  Source - Manuscript
  Author: n/a
  Title: Lady's Commonplace book, Garrow 1823
  Location: Private Collection
  Call no: CP1
  Page/folio: 36

Citation: anon, Lady's Commonplace book, Garrow 1823 Private Collection, p. CP1, p. 36, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25324, accessed: 19 April 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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