Record Number: 20798
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I have seen some volumes of Dr Young's copy of "The Rambler", in which he has marked the pasages which he thought particularly excellent, by folding down a corner of the page; and such as he rated in a super-eminent degree, are marked by double folds'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1750 and 31 Dec 1791
Country:n/a
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:29 Oct 1740
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Lawyer / writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:n/a
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Rambler, The
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Book, Serial / periodical
Publication Detailsbound as a volume
Provenanceread in situ
belonged to Edward Young
Source Information:
Record ID:20798
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:154
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 154, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20798, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.