Record Number: 31361

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I have been reading "Robinson Crusoe". It is a splendid story. But I think Robinson need not have stayed so long on the island. He made a boat and hoisted a sail, and I think if it had been me I would have gone out to sea with the boat and then been picked up by some ship. Don't you think, Mr. Editor, that this could have been done? — Andrew J.C., Manningham, July 22nd. (aged thirteen)'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between Jun 1885 and Jul 1885

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Manningham

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:

Andrew J.C.

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

n/a

Date of Birth:

1872

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

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:

Daniel Defoe

Title:

Robinson Crusoe

Genre:

Fiction, Children's Lit, Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

31361

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Leeds Mercury

Place of Publication:

Leeds

Date of Publication:

1 August 1885

Vol:

n/a

Page:

n/a

Additional Comments:

This evidence is in the form of a printed letter to the editor of 'The Children's Column' in The Leeds Mercury, 1 August 1885

Citation:

The Leeds Mercury, (Leeds, 1 August 1885), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31361, accessed: 08 March 2025

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Additional Comments:

None