Evidence: | 'Of grammar neither myself nor my schoolfellows were taught aything, except to repeat by rote the brief grammatical exercises contained in the "Universal Spelling Book", but as the Master gave no explanation of these, either as to their nature or use, they were nearly, if not quite, unintelligible to his pupils.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1802 and 31 Dec 1810 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | other location: at school | ||||||||||
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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) |
Schoolmaster and classmates |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Daniel Fenning |
Title: | The Universal Spelling Book |
Genre: | Education, Textbook / self-education, Reference / General works |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | borrowed (institution library) from school |
Record ID: | 7399 | |
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: | 59 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man (London, 1845), p. 59, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7399, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
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