| Evidence: | 'Joseph Keating read little but boys' magazines and 3d thrillers until he stumbled across Greek philosophy. He was particularly struck by the Greek precept 'Know thyself' and pursued that goal by reading until 3a.m.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899, 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | Wales | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Joseph Keating |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1 Jan 1872 |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
| Occupation: | collier |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Wales |
| Country of experience: | Wales |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | [thrillers] |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 3d. editions |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 4185 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Jonathan Rose | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | The Intellectua | |
| Place of Publication: | New Haven | |
| Date of Publication: | 2001 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 240 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Jonathan Rose, The Intellectua (New Haven, 2001), p. 240, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4185, accessed: 04 October 2023 | |
| See Joseph Keating, 'Struggle for Life' - Full ref. not traceable in Rose. |
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