Record Number: 7395
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'A little before this time I had been reading that entertaining little volume, Miss Taylor's "Original Poems for Children", one of which, "The Truant Boys", had particularly gained my attention, and I had partly committed it to memory.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1801 and 31 Dec 1810
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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: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: Title:Original Poems for Infant Minds
Genre:Poetry, Children's Lit
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsThe poem collection published by the Taylor sisters and Adelaide O'Keefe originally appeared in two volumes in 1804/5. Other pubication details N/A.
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:7395
Source:Thomas Carter
Editor:n/a
Title:Memoirs of a Working Man
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1845
Vol:n/a
Page:51
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man, (London, 1845), p. 51, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7395, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
"The Truant Boys" was actually written by Adelaide O'Keefe.