Evidence: | 'I got my [first] peep into "Robinson Crusoe" and the "Arabian Nights" at the home of an old uncle of mine. But even though these two wonderful books have been read and enjoyed by millions, I am afraid I could never thoroughly master the contents of either of them.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1831 and 31 Dec 1849 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: South Mimms county: Hertfordshire location in dwelling: Uncle's house |
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Reader: | William Tinsley |
Age | Child (0-17) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 13 Jul 1831 |
Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
Occupation: | son of a gamekeeper |
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: | Arabian Nights |
Genre: | Fiction |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | borrowed (private library) Borrowed from uncle |
Record ID: | 7726 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | William Tinsley | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | Random recollections of an old publisher | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1900 | |
Vol: | 1 | |
Page: | 9-10 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | William Tinsley, Random recollections of an old publisher (London, 1900), 1, p. 9-10, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7726, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
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