Record Number: 6514

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Read part of Young's "Estimate of Human Life".'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

25 Dec 1762

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: East Hoathly
county: Sussex
location in dwelling: home

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Thomas Turner

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Edward Young

Title:

A vindication of providence; or, a true estimate of human life

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

6514

Source:

Print

Author:

Thomas Turner

Editor:

David Vaisey

Title:

The Dairy of Thomas Turner

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1984

Vol:

n/a

Page:

262

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Thomas Turner, David Vaisey (ed.), The Dairy of Thomas Turner, (Oxford, 1984), p. 262, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6514, accessed: 30 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None