Record Number: 23832
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Next year my parents took me home during the winter quarter, and put me to school with a lad named Ker, who was teaching the children of a neighbouring farmer. Here I advanced so far as to get into the class who read in the Bible'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 25 Jan 1779
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:city: Ettrick
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:25 Jan 1772
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (agricultural)
Occupation:shepherd's son, later poet
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Bible
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
read at school
Source Information:
Record ID:23832
Source:James Hogg
Editor:Gillian Hughes
Title:Altrive Tales
Place of Publication:Edinburgh
Date of Publication:2003
Vol:Collected Works 13
Page:13
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
James Hogg, Gillian Hughes (ed.), Altrive Tales, (Edinburgh, 2003), Collected Works 13, p. 13, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23832, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None