| Evidence: | 'Read in the day part of Burkitt's "Poor Man's Help or Young Man's Guide", which I think the best book I ever read of the size.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 15 Apr 1757 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | daytime: 'in the day' | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: East Hoathly county: Sussex |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Thomas Turner |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 9 Jun 1729 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | shopkeeper |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| 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: | William Burkitt |
| Title: | The poor man's help and the young man's guide |
| Genre: | Textbook / self-education, Conduct books |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | first published 1694, in 30th edn by time Turner reads it |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 6256 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Thomas Turner | |
| Editor: | David Vaisey | |
| Title: | The Diary of Thomas Turner | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1984 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 95 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Thomas Turner, David Vaisey (ed.), The Diary of Thomas Turner (Oxford, 1984), p. 95, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6256, accessed: 06 December 2023 | |
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