| Evidence: | 'I also had some good opportunities for borrowing books; and thus read that very interesting quarto volume, Mr. Park's "Travels in Africa". I also read Mr. Colquhoun's large treatise on the "Police of the Metropolis" from which I gleaned much information and amusement.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1815 and 31 Dec 1815 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: Seven Dials location in dwelling: probably at lodgings |
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| Reader: | Thomas Carter |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 5 Jul 1792 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | Journeyman tailor |
| 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: | Mungo Park |
| Title: | Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa |
| Genre: | Geography / Travel |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Park's 'Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa' was published in London in 1799. |
| Provenance: | borrowed (other) Borrowed from friends |
| Record ID: | 7651 | |
| 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: | 188 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man (London, 1845), p. 188, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7651, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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