Record Number: 4426
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'[Benjamin] Franklin repudiated local tradition in favour of the new prose style he encountered in stray copies of the "Spectator" and "Tatler". His narrative of how he modeled his prose style directly upon theirs bespeaks the powerful appeal of cosmopolitan standards to the aspiring provincial ...'
Century:1700-1799
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Reader: Age:Unknown
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:17 Jan 1706
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Scientist; politician; writer; printer
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Country of Origin:Massachusetts
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Spectator
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Miscellany / Anthology
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
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Record ID:4426
Source:David D. Hall
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Title:Cultures of Print: Essays in the History of the Book
Place of Publication:Amherst
Date of Publication:1996
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Page:28
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Citation:
David D. Hall, Cultures of Print: Essays in the History of the Book, (Amherst, 1996), p. 28, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4426, accessed: 27 September 2024
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