Evidence: | 'In this way I beguiled many a tedious hour at the time I am now referring to, and also during several years following, towards the close of which I thus contrived to read "Robinson Crusoe" and a brief "History of England", with some other books whose titles I do not now remember. The books that first fell in my way, besides those that belonged to my parents, were few and of little worth.' |
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Century: | 1700-1799, 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1797 and 31 Dec 1810 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | location in dwelling: at home | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Thomas Carter |
Age | Child (0-17) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 5 Jul 1792 |
Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
Occupation: | Son of soldier |
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: | History of England |
Genre: | History |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 7389 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Thomas Carter | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | Memoirs of a Working Man | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1845 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 25-6 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man (London, 1845), p. 25-6, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7389, accessed: 26 April 2024 |
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