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Record Number: 7690


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In the course of the winter I read some of Mr. Dugald Stewart's "Essays on the Human Mind", together with a part of Dr. Reid's on the same subject. I also read Mr. Cary's translation of Dante and Mr. Jowell's "Christian Researches".'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Dec 1824 and 31 Mar 1825

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

5 Jul 1792

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Tailor

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:

William Jowett

Title:

Christian Researches in the Mediterranean, from MDCCCXV to MDCCCXX

Genre:

Other religious, Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Jowett's 'Christian Researches' appeared in London in 1822.

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

7690

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:

216-17

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man, (London, 1845), p. 216-17, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7690, accessed: 24 November 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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