Record Number: 27333
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Isaac D'Israeli to John Murray, 4 August 1818: 'Mr. Stewart [Mr. Murray's clerk] has been so attentive as to send me down the Observer, without which I should scarcely know that such a place as the Metropolis existed.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Aug 1818 and 4 Aug 1818
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Timen/a
Place:city: Farnham Royal
county: Buckinghamshire
(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:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Observer
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Details1818
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27333
Source:Samuel Smiles
Editor:n/a
Title:A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1891
Vol:2
Page:69
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray, (London, 1891), 2, p. 69, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27333, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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