Record Number: 10207

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

' ... he [ie George III] paid attention when books were read to him, and asked for excerpts from Boswell's "Life of Johnson" ...'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1811 and 31 Dec 1811

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Windsor
specific address: Windsor Castle

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Listener:

King George III

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1738

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Monarch

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

James Boswell

Title:

Life of Johnson

Genre:

Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

10207

Source:

Print

Author:

Christopher Hibbert

Editor:

n/a

Title:

George III: a personal history

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1999

Vol:

n/a

Page:

401

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Christopher Hibbert, George III: a personal history, (London, 1999), p. 401, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10207, accessed: 25 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None