Record Number: 27108
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
From Autobiographical Memoir of Sir John Barrow (1847): '[William Gifford] begged me to name any book to make choice of, which he would take care to send to me [for reviewing]. [...] I mentioned one I had just been reading, De Guignes's "History of the Dutch Embassy to China"'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 May 1809 and 30 Sep 1809
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
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Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Civil servant (at Admiralty)
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:History of the Dutch Embassy to China
Genre:History, Geography / Travel, Politics
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:27108
Source:Samuel Smiles
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Title:A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1891
Vol:1
Page:167
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Citation:
Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray, (London, 1891), 1, p. 167, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27108, accessed: 29 September 2024
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