Record Number: 6128
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'At home all day. In the even read the 11th and 12th books of "Paradise Regained", which I think is much inferior for the sublimity of style to "Paradise Lost".'
Century:1700-1799
Date:16 Jan 1755
Country:England
Timeevening: 'even'
Place:city: East Hoathly
county: Sussex
location in dwelling: home
(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:9 Jun 1729
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:shopkeeper
Religion:Church of England
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:Paradise Regained
Genre:Fiction, Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details11th and 12th books of 'Paradise Regained'
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6128
Source:Thomas Turner
Editor:David Vaisey
Title:The Diary of Thomas Turner
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:n/a
Page:4-5
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Turner, David Vaisey (ed.), The Diary of Thomas Turner, (Oxford, 1984), p. 4-5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6128, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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