Record Number: 6182
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In reading the "Odyssey" last night among many curious passages these two lines I think applicable to the present times, Viz, "why cease ye then ye wreath of Heaven to stay; be humbled all and Lead ye great the way".'
Century:1700-1799
Date:21 Feb 1756
Country:England
Timen/anight
Place:Home
Type of Experience(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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Shopkeeper
Religion:unknown
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:Odyssey
Genre:Classics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6182
Source:Thomas Turner
Editor:David Vaisey
Title:The diary of Thomas Turner
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1985
Vol:n/a
Page:unknown
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Turner, David Vaisey (ed.), The diary of Thomas Turner, (Oxford, 1985), p. unknown, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6182, accessed: 04 January 2025
Additional Comments:
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