Record Number: 7326
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
?Milton?s miscellaneous works were still my favourites. I copied many of his poems into a writing book, and this I did, not only an account of the pleasure which I felt in their repetition, and in the appropriation ? so to speak ? of the ideas, but also as a means for improvement of my handwriting, which had continued to be very indifferent. The "Odyssey" and "Aeniad", which I also procured and read about this time, seemed tame and languid, whilst the stirring call of the old Iliadic battle trumpet was ringing in my ears, and vibrating within my heart. In short, I read or attentively conned [sic] over, every book I could buy or borrow, and as I retained a pretty clear idea of what I read, I became rather more than commonly proficient in book knowledge considering that I was only a better sort of porter in a warehouse.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1800 and 31 Dec 1810
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Manchester
county: Lancashire
(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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:28 Feb 1788
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:warehouseman (hand loom weaver)
Religion:n/a
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:[miscellaneous works]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:7326
Source:Samuel Bamford
Editor:n/a
Title:Early Days
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1849
Vol:n/a
Page:210
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Samuel Bamford, Early Days, (London, 1849), p. 210, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7326, accessed: 21 December 2024
Additional Comments:
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