| Evidence: | [Smith describes evening activities while working as the private printer of Dr D.]
'Sometimes I played dices with madam - sometimes I read aloud from some work of history of philosophy selected by the Doctor.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Oct 1830 and 31 Mar 1831 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | other location: Employer's house | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Charles Manby Smith |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1804 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | Printer / compositor |
| 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: | [unknown] |
| Title: | [unknown] |
| Genre: | History, Philosophy |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (private library) from his employer, Dr D. |
| Record ID: | 6580 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Charles Manby Smith | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | The working man's way in the world | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1857 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 136 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Charles Manby Smith, The working man's way in the world (London, 1857), p. 136, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6580, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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