Record Number: 2142
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
I readily got through a small school book of Geometry and having an odd volume of the 1st of Williamsons Euclid I attacked it vigorously and perseveringly...
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jun 1793 and 1 Feb 1794
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
location in dwelling: at lodgings
(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:3 Nov 1771
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:leather breeches maker
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:[geometry text]
Genre:Education, Textbook / self-education, Science, Mathematics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:2142
Source:Francis Place
Editor:Mary Thale
Title:The Autobiography of Francis Place (1771-1854)
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1972
Vol:n/a
Page:120
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Francis Place, Mary Thale (ed.), The Autobiography of Francis Place (1771-1854), (Cambridge, 1972), p. 120, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2142, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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