Record Number: 21761
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I looked into Lord Kaimes's "Sketches of the History of Man"; and mentioned to Dr. Johnson his censure of Charles the Fifth, for celebrating his funeral obsequies in his life-time'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:7 Apr 1778
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Streatham
specific address: home of the Thrales
(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:writer and lawyer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
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:Sketches of the History of Man
Genre:Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
belonged to the Thrales?
Source Information:
Record ID:21761
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:913
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 913, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21761, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
originally published 1791