Record Number: 31062
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I was sent out first thing in the morning for a number of racing newspapers, over which my father pored while having his breakfast. Then he carefully wrote down the names of the horses he had selected on a scrap of paper, in which he wrapped up the money, and gave me instructions to "take it down" after I came out of school.'
Century:1850-1899, 1900-1945
Date:Between 1897 and 1901
Country:England
Timemorning: Over breakfast
Place:city: Birmingham
county: West Midlands
(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:1851
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Glass-blower
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[racing newspapers]
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:31062
Source:Vero Walter Garratt
Editor:n/a
Title:A Man in the Street
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1939
Vol:n/a
Page:5
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Vero Walter Garratt, A Man in the Street, (London, 1939), n/a, p. 5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31062, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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