Record Number: 11207
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Went to Milton saw a fine Edition of Leniuses Botany [...] saw also a beautiful book on insects with the plants they feed on by Curtis'
Century:1800-1849
Date:15 Dec 1824
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:other location: Milton Hall Library
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:14 Jul 1793
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (agricultural)
Occupation:poet/natural history author
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:British Entomology ... Insects Found in Great Britain
Genre:Natural history, Agriculture / horticulture / husbandry, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:11207
Source:John Clare
Editor:Margaret Grainger
Title:The Natural History Prose Writings of John Clare
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1983
Vol:n/a
Page:210
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
John Clare, Margaret Grainger (ed.), The Natural History Prose Writings of John Clare, (Oxford, 1983), p. 210, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11207, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None