Record Number: 11155
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Sometime about the twenty first year of my age I perceived the great advantage possessed by those who received a classical education. I had read Byron's "Childe Harold" and the passage "Alas for Tully's voice" and Virgil's Lay And Troy's pictured page &c inspired me with a desire to dive deeper into Latin Literature.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1823 and 31 Dec 1823
Country:England
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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:17 Sep 1802
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (agricultural)
Occupation:labourer on his father's farm.
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Childe Harold: A Romaunt, Canto IV
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:11155
Source:Robert White
Editor:n/a
Title:Autobiographical Notes
Place of Publication:Newcastle Upon Tyne
Date of Publication:1966
Vol:n/a
Page:4
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Robert White, Autobiographical Notes, (Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1966), p. 4, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11155, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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