Record Number: 6621

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I always hated Gay's Fables, and for long could not abide a red book.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1807 and 31 Dec 1807

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Norwich
county: Norfolk

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:

Harriet Martineau

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

12 Jun 1802

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
child of manufacturer

Occupation:

child of manufacturer

Religion:

Unitarian Christian

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:

John Gay

Title:

Gay's Fables

Genre:

Children's Lit

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/k

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

6621

Source:

Print

Author:

Harriet Martineau

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Harriet Martineau's Autobiography

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1877

Vol:

1

Page:

19

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography, (London, 1877), 1, p. 19, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6621, accessed: 22 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

It is unclear whether she read the book herself or if it was read to her.