Record Number: 26696
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Monday, 5 February 1827: 'Dined at the Royal Society club -- above 30 present. Went to the Society in the evening and heard an essay by Peter Tytler on the first encourager of Greek learning in England.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:05 Feb 1827
Country:Scotland
Timeevening
Place:city: Edinburgh
specific address: Royal Society
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Listener: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1771
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:'essay [...] on the first encourager of Greek learning in England'
Genre:Classics, Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:26696
Source:Walter Scott
Editor:W. E. K. Anderson
Title:The Journal of Sir Walter Scott
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1972
Vol:n/a
Page:275
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Walter Scott, W. E. K. Anderson (ed.), The Journal of Sir Walter Scott, (Oxford, 1972), p. 275, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26696, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Not made clear that author of text also its reader.