Record Number: 20809
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Here was an excellent library; particularly, a valuable collection of books in Northern literature, with which Johnson was often very busy. One day Mr Wise read to us a dissertation which he was preparing for the press, intitled "A History and Chronology of the fabulous Ages".'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jun 1754 and 1 Oct 1754
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Ellsfield
county: Oxfordshire
specific address: home of Mr Wise
(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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:librarian
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Thomas Warton and Samuel Johnson
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:History and Chronology of the fabulous Ages, A
Genre:History, mythology
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:20809
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:192
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 192, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20809, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791. 'Memorial' sent to Boswell by Thomas Warton.