Record Number: 6246
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'This afternoon very bad with tooth-ache. Read the newspaper wherein I find the nation is all in a ferment upon the account of losing dear Minorca.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:23 Aug 1756
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: East Hoathly
county: Sussex
(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:[newspaper]
Genre:Politics
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication DetailsAugust 1756
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6246
Source:Thomas Turner
Editor:David Vaisey
Title:The Diary of Thomas Turner
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:n/a
Page:62
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Turner, David Vaisey (ed.), The Diary of Thomas Turner, (Oxford, 1984), p. 62, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6246, accessed: 20 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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