Record Number: 6191
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'in the Even Tho. Davy at our House to whom I read the 4th Book of Milton's "Paradise Lost".'
Century:1700-1799
Date:20 May 1758
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:other location: 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
Tho. Davy
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Paradise Lost
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6191
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:
n/a
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=6191, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None