| Evidence: | 'I cannot remember learning the Alphabet but when I was four years of age or there about my Godmother presented me with a new book it was the reading made easy it had/many pictures in it which I remember I was much delighted with
'this takeing [sic] my atention [sic] there was nothing Suited so well as my book and I was sone [sic] able to read it without Spelling.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1787 and 31 Dec 1787 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Quainton county: Buckinghamshire location in dwelling: at home? |
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| Reader: | Joseph Mayett |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 12 Mar 1783 |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (agricultural) |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| 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: | anon |
| Title: | Reading made easy in a variety of useful lessons |
| Genre: | Education, Reference / General works |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 7372 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Joseph Mayett | |
| Editor: | Ann Kussmaul | |
| Title: | The autobiography of Joseph Mayett of Quainton | |
| Place of Publication: | Buckinghamshire | |
| Date of Publication: | 1986 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 1-2 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Joseph Mayett, Ann Kussmaul (ed.), The autobiography of Joseph Mayett of Quainton (Buckinghamshire, 1986), p. 1-2, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7372, accessed: 06 June 2023 | |
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