Record Number: 30407

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'James Montgomery, Esq., a poet of great merit, edited at this period the Sheffield Iris, a paper of wide circulation, and penned a most flattering review of “Airedale, &c.” As a consequence Nicholson sold more copies of the work in Sheffield than in any other town.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

2 1828

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

James Montgomery

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

4 Nov 1771

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

hymn writer, poet and newspaper editor

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Ireland

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:

John Nicholson

Title:

Airedale in Ancient Times, Elwood and Elvina, The Poacher and Other Poems

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

London: W. Jones, 1825

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30407

Source:

Print

Author:

John James

Editor:

John James

Title:

Poems By John Nicholson The Airedale Poet With A Sketch Of His Life And Writing By John James

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1844

Vol:

N/A

Page:

xxiv

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

John James, John James (ed.), Poems By John Nicholson The Airedale Poet With A Sketch Of His Life And Writing By John James, (London, 1844), N/A, p. xxiv, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30407, accessed: 18 July 2024

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Additional Comments:

None