Record Number: 6151
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'My wife read the 20th and 21st numbers of "The Guardian" to me, which I think extremely good, the first of which shows how indispensable a duty forgiveness is and the last how much mankind must be delighted with the prospect of the happiness of a future state.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:25 Sep 1755
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: East Hoathly
county: Sussex
location in dwelling: home
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
passive in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1732
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:wife of shopkeeper
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Thomas Turner (her husband)
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Guardian
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication Details20th and 21st numbers
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6151
Source:Thomas Turner
Editor:David Vaisey
Title:The Diary of Thomas Turner
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:n/a
Page:14
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Thomas Turner, David Vaisey (ed.), The Diary of Thomas Turner, (Oxford, 1984), p. 14, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6151, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None