Record Number: 7623
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'At home I acquired increased facilities for reading, by means of a small book-club, consisting of my landlord and a few of his friends. Of this I became a member; and thus had the means of becoming a little acquainted with works which I had not before seen. Among these was Rollin's "Ancient History", which greatly pleased me, although I was at a loss to account for his seemingly intimate knowledge of what was done or said in the private cabinet of monarchs and warriors two or three thousand years before he wrote.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1815 and 31 Dec 1815
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: London
specific address: Seven Dials
location in dwelling: probably at his lodgings
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:5 Jul 1792
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Journeyman tailor
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
possibly read aloud to members of the book club?
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthagians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians
Genre:History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenancereading group
Source Information:
Record ID:7623
Source:Thomas Carter
Editor:n/a
Title:Memoirs of a Working Man
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1845
Vol:n/a
Page:187
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man, (London, 1845), p. 187, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7623, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Book club to which Thomas Carter, his landlord and a few of his landlord's friends belonged
