| Evidence: | 'Two little books that I read in my boyhood impressed and stimulated me greatly. They helped me in my efforts to live bravely and to use my life for noble ends. These were the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849, 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 12 Nov 1837 and 12 Nov 1855 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Durham county: Durham |
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| Reader: | Thomas Burt |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 12 Nov 1837 |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
| Occupation: | Pitman, later MP |
| 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: | Benjamin Franklin |
| Title: | The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin |
| Genre: | Autobiog / Diary |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 6611 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Thomas Burt | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Thomas Burt, M. P., D. C. L., pitman & privy councillor : an autobiography | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1924 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 19 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Thomas Burt, Thomas Burt, M. P., D. C. L., pitman & privy councillor : an autobiography (London, 1924), p. 19, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6611, accessed: 23 April 2024 | |
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