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Record 7808

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'From that time [summer 1840] to the present [1845] I have not read much. I have, however, looked through Lord Byron's works, the "Memoirs of Mr William Hutton", and Dr Stilling's Autobiography; with some of the works of Sir Walter Scott, Dr Southey, and Miss Martineau.'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 1 Jun 1840 and 31 Dec 1845
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: London
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reader:Thomas Carter
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5 Jul 1792
Socio-economic group: Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation: 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

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Jung Stilling
Title: Autobiography
Genre: Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 7808  
Source - Print  
  Author: Thomas Carter
  Editor: n/a
  Title: Memoirs of a working man
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1845
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 232
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a working man (London, 1845), p. 232, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7808, accessed: 16 April 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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