Record Number: 23149
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I had an Uncle Cornelius Ford my Mother's Brother continued he [Johnson] who on a Journey stopt to read an Inscription on a Stone he saw - which was set up as he then found in honour of a Man who had leaped a certain Leap thereabouts, the extent of wch was specified on the inscription - why says my Uncle I can leap it in my Boots - & he did accordingly leap it in his Boots.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 17 Apr 1779
Country:England
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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
actually Johnson's grandfather or cousin, NOT his uncle
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[an inscription]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:23149
Source:Hester Lynch Thrale
Editor:Katharine C. Balderston
Title:Thraliana
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1951
Vol:I
Page:380
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana, (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 380, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23149, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
an inscription