Record Number: 10794

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'We got the Iris this morning I copied out of it the petition of the G [?] dispersed thro Germany and Hartman's Soliloquy in imitation of Hamlet.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

21 Apr 1797

Country:

England

Time

morning: 'This morning'

Place:

location in dwelling: home

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:

Reader:

Joseph Hunter

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

3 Feb 1783

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Son of a Sheffield manufacturer

Religion:

Presbyterian

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:

[n/a]

Title:

The Sheffield Iris

Genre:

Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

10794

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Joseph Hunter

Title:

n/a

Location:

British Library

Call No:

Add 24, 879

Page/Folio:

8

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Joseph Hunter, British Library, Add 24, 879, 8, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10794, accessed: 21 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None