| Evidence: | 'I always hated Gay's Fables, and for long could not abide a red book.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1807 and 31 Dec 1807 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Norwich county: Norfolk |
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| Reader: | Harriet Martineau |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 12 Jun 1802 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder child of manufacturer |
| Occupation: | child of manufacturer |
| Religion: | Unitarian Christian |
| 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: | John Gay |
| Title: | Gay's Fables |
| Genre: | Children's Lit |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/k |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 6621 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Harriet Martineau | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Harriet Martineau's Autobiography | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1877 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 19 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography (London, 1877), 1, p. 19, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6621, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
| It is unclear whether she read the book herself or if it was read to her. |
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