Record Number: 6196
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Adrian Johns notes 17th-century bookseller Thomas Bennett (d. 1706)'s practice of reading "'Useful Discourses'" to his servants every Sunday.
Century:1600-1699, 1700-1799
Date:unknown
Country:England
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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:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Bookseller/member of Company of Stationers
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:n/a
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:"useful Discourses"
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6196
Source:Adrian Johns
Editor:n/a
Title:The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making
Place of Publication:Chicago
Date of Publication:1998
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Page:142
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Adrian Johns, The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making, (Chicago, 1998), p. 142, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6196, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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