Record Number: 3038

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

My uncle has got the life of Doctor Beattie from the library [Halifax Subscription library?], I have not had time to read much of it yet, but I think he must have been a very clever man, and a great literary character.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

11 Jun 1810

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

location in dwelling: home

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Samuel Lister

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

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:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Alexander Bower

Title:

An Account of the Life of James Beattie

Genre:

Poetry, Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

3038

Source:

Print

Author:

M Green

Editor:

n/a

Title:

A Spirited Yorkshirewoman

Place of Publication:

n/a

Date of Publication:

1939

Vol:

n/a

Page:

19

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

M Green, A Spirited Yorkshirewoman, (1939), p. 19, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3038, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None