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Record Number: 7392


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Another book which thus came in my way was Mrs Barbauld's "Hymns for Children" which I soon perceived to be exactly suited both to my taste and my capacity. Here I met with descriptions of rural scenery, life and manners which delighted and instructed me...'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1797 and 31 Dec 1798

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

other location: at school?

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Thomas Carter

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

5 Jul 1792

Socio-Economic Group:

Labourer (non-agricultural)

Occupation:

Son of soldier

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Anna Letitia Barbauld

Title:

Hymns in Prose for Children

Genre:

Other religious, Children's Lit

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (institution library)
school library?


Source Information:

Record ID:

7392

Source:

Print

Author:

Thomas Carter

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Memoirs of a Working Man

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1845

Vol:

n/a

Page:

40

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man, (London, 1845), p. 40, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7392, accessed: 22 November 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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