Record Number: 7335
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
?As spring and autumn were our only really busy seasons, I had occasionally , during other parts of the year, considerable leisure, which, if I could procure a book that I considered at all worth the reading, was spent with such a book on my desk, in the little recess of the packing room. Here, therefore, I had opportunities for reading many books of which I had only heard the names before, such as Robertson?s "History of Scotland", Goldsmith?s "History of England", Rollin?s "Ancient History", Hume?s "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", Anachaises? "Travels in Greece"; and many other works on travels, geography, and antiquities.?
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Manchester
county: Lancashire
other location: at work
(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: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:History of Scotland
Genre:History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
from work
Source Information:
Record ID:7335
Source:Samuel Bamford
Editor:n/a
Title:Early Days
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1849
Vol:n/a
Page:280-1
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Samuel Bamford, Early Days, (London, 1849), p. 280-1, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7335, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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