Record Number: 7840
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'On Tuesday the 30th. I began reading for the 1st time Anson's "Voyage round the World", w'th which I was much amused and interested.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:30 Aug 1785
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Kent
location in dwelling: at home, Nethersole
(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:31 May 1752
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Musian / composer / gentleman
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Anson's Voyage round the World
Genre:Biography, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:7840
Source:John Marsh
Editor:Brian Robins
Title:The Journals of John Marsh. The life and times of a gentleman composer (1752-1828)
Place of Publication:New York
Date of Publication:1998
Vol:n/a
Page:355
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
John Marsh, Brian Robins (ed.), The Journals of John Marsh. The life and times of a gentleman composer (1752-1828), (New York, 1998), p. 355, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7840, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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