Record Number: 20705
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'He was first taught to read English by Dame Oliver, a widow, who kept a school for young children in Lichfield. He told me she could read the black letter, and asked him to borrow for her, from his father, a bible in that character'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1712 and 31 Dec 1717
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Lichfield
county: Staffordshire
(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:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:teacher
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:Bible
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
borrowed from Samuel Johnson's father
Source Information:
Record ID:20705
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R. W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:32
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
James Boswell, R. W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson , (Oxford, 1980), p. 32, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20705, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791. Blackletter is Gothic script.