Record Number: 10985
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Up by nine. Read a little this morning in Lord Bolingbroke's "Study of History". What extreme foppery! Yet what can one point out as proofs?'
Century:1800-1849
Date:24 Jul 1809
Country:England
Timemorning: 'this morning' (after 9.00am)
Place:location in dwelling: Home
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:3 May 1750
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:government minister, 1806-1807
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author:Henry Saint John, Viscount Bolingbroke
Title:Letter on the Study and Use of History
Genre:Essays / Criticism, History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:10985
Source:William Windham
Editor:Mrs Henry Baring
Title:The Diary of the right Hon. William Windham
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1866
Vol:n/a
Page:494
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
William Windham, Mrs Henry Baring (ed.), The Diary of the right Hon. William Windham, (London, 1866), p. 494, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10985, accessed: 05 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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