Record Number: 2053
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
I was sent to another school in Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, when I was about seven years of age. At this old woman's school it can scarcely be said that I learnt anything, all I knew, when I left it, was how to read in Dilworths Spelling Book and that too badly.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1778 and 31 Dec 1779
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: Wine Office Court, Fleet Street
other location: school
(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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:3 Nov 1771
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Son of baliff of Marshalsea Court
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:Dillworths Spelling Book
Genre:Children's Lit, Education, Textbook / self-education
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:2053
Source:Francis Place
Editor:Mary Thale
Title:The Autobiography of Franis Place (1771-1854)
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1972
Vol:n/a
Page:30
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Francis Place, Mary Thale (ed.), The Autobiography of Franis Place (1771-1854), (Cambridge, 1972), p. 30, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2053, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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