Record Number: 22586
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'when he was at the University he [Edward Gibbon] used frequently to come to Town, and go to Lewis the bookseller's in Covt Garden, by way of buying Books, and sometimes merely to read or chat in the Shop'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1756 and 30 Jun 1777
Country:n/a
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: Lewis' Bookseller, Covent Garden
(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:27 Apr 1737
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:historian
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
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:n/a
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
read in Lewis' bookshop
Source Information:
Record ID:22586
Source:Hester Lynch Thrale
Editor:Katharine C. Balderston
Title:Thraliana
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1951
Vol:I
Page:94
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana, (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 94, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22586, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None