| Evidence: | 'I now became anxious to read all that came in any way, and like most juveniles, felt a deep interest in the reading of "Robinson Crusoe", Philip Quarll, Boyle's Travels, and other such books as our school library contained.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1813 and 31 Dec 1814 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Hull | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Christopher Thomson |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 25 Dec 1799 |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
| Occupation: | Apprentice ship builder |
| Religion: | Methodist |
| 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: | Peter Longueville |
| Title: | The hermit Philip Quarll |
| Genre: | Geography / Travel |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (institution library) |
| Record ID: | 8165 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Christopher Thomson | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Autobiography of an artisan | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1847 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 65 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Christopher Thomson, Autobiography of an artisan (London, 1847), p. 65, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=8165, accessed: 06 June 2023 | |
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