Record Number: 7843
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Paine's "Rights of Man, or Answer to Burke" being now lately come out & much talked of, we got it in our society and on Monday the 25th. I began reading it, but was much disgusted with the author's treason, impudence and scurrility.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:25 Apr 1791
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Chichester
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: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:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Rights of Man
Genre:Politics, Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1791
Provenanceborrowed (private library)
Book Society Library in Chichester
Source Information:
Record ID:7843
Source:John Marsh
Editor:Brian Robins
Title:The John Marsh Journals. The life and times of a gentleman composer (1752-1828)
Place of Publication:New York
Date of Publication:1998
Vol:n/a
Page:492
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
John Marsh, Brian Robins (ed.), The John Marsh Journals. The life and times of a gentleman composer (1752-1828), (New York, 1998), p. 492, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7843, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None