Record Number: 6148
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In the even read part of the 4th volume of "The Tatler", which I think the oftener I read the better I like it. I think I never found the vice of drinking so well exploded in my life as in one of the numbers.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:27 Aug 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:The Tatler
Genre:Fiction, Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication Details4ht volume, 1710
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6148
Source:Thomas Turner
Editor:David Vaisey
Title:The Diary of Thomas Turner
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:n/a
Page:12
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Turner, David Vaisey (ed.), The Diary of Thomas Turner, (Oxford, 1984), p. 12, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6148, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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