Record Number: 173

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'They likewise read, occasionally, a variety of other books unconnected with such subjects [religion]... Although the parish consists wholly of the poorer ranks of society, newspapers are very generally read and attended to.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 1791 and 1799

Country:

Scotland

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Auchterderran, Fife

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:

Reading Group:

the people of Auchterderran, Fife

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Labourer (non-agricultural)
'the poorer ranks of society'

Occupation:

labourers and poor people

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

Scotland

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

[newspapers]

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

173

Source:

Print

Author:

John Sinclair

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Statistical Account of Scotland

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh

Date of Publication:

1791-99

Vol:

n/a

Page:

Vol. I, pp.456-7

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

John Sinclair, The Statistical Account of Scotland, (Edinburgh, 1791-99), p. Vol. I, pp.456-7, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=173, accessed: 18 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None