Record Number: 201
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
I Read the travels of Roderick Random, who had been into different Quarters and he Exposed the severaty of the Captains over the Men, Esspeatialy the Sick, in a Most Shocking Manner, Which I believe in a great Measure to be true.
Century:1700-1799
Date:15 Apr 1774
Country:England
Timedaytime: forenoon
Place:city: Brentford
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:1748
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:farmer and potter
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:Roderick Random
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:201
Source:John Yeoman
Editor:Macleod Yearsley
Title:The Diary of the Visits of John Yeoman to London in the Years 1774 and 1777
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1934
Vol:n/a
Page:33-34
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
John Yeoman, Macleod Yearsley (ed.), The Diary of the Visits of John Yeoman to London in the Years 1774 and 1777, (London, 1934), p. 33-34, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=201, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Date of birth -1748 or 1749?