| Evidence: | 'Rose at seven, purposely to proceed in Gibbon's Miscell. Works- which I began yesterday. - read the whole of his own memoirs- 185 pages.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 13 Mar 1803 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | morning: 7:00 am | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London other location: in Booksellers' shop while working. |
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| Reader: | William Upcott |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1779 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | Bookseller's assistant, Pall Mall, London |
| Religion: | n/a |
| 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: | Edward Gibbon |
| Title: | Miscellaneous Works ... With Memoirs of His Life |
| Genre: | Autobiog / Diary |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 5924 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | William Upcott | |
| Title: | [Diary 1803-1807] | |
| Location: | British Library | |
| Call no: | Add 32, 558. | |
| Page/folio: | 13 |
| Citation: | William Upcott, [Diary 1803-1807] British Library, p. Add 32, 558., p. 13, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=5924, accessed: 10 December 2023 | |
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