Record Number: 1300
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Henry Mayhew interviews a 'London sneak or common thief': "On Sunday evenings the only books read were such as 'Jack Sheppard', 'Dick Turpin' and the 'Newgate Calendar', they got out of the neighbouring libraries by depositing 1s. These were read with much interest; the lodgers would sooner have these than any other books."
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1850 and 31 Dec 1859
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: London
other location: low lodging house
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
passive reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:cheap john/ ballad singer/ thief
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
other inmates of low lodging house
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Rookwood
Genre:Fiction, History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
ProvenanceBorrowed (circulating library)
borrowed library
Source Information:
Record ID:1300
Source:Henry Mayhew
Editor:n/a
Title:London Labour and the London Poor
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1861
Vol:4
Page:302
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, (London, 1861), 4, p. 302, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1300, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
reader and listener; taken in turns