Record Number: 8173
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'For three years I continued a regular subscriber to the circulating library, during which time I read various works, including Milton's, Shakespeare's, Sterne's, Dr Johnson's, and many others. It was a usual practice for me to sit up to read after the family had retired for the night. I remember it was on one of these occasions that I read Lewis's "Monk". On rising from my seat to go to bed, I was so impressed with dongeon horror, that I took the candle and ? up stairs, not daring to look either right or left, lest some Lady Angela should plunge a dagger into me!'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1813 and 31 Dec 1816
Country:England
Timeevening
night
city: Hull
location in dwelling: home, downstairs in the family room
(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:25 Dec 1799
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:Apprentice ship builder
Religion:Methodist
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:[unknown]
Genre:Fiction, Poetry, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
ProvenanceBorrowed (circulating library)
Source Information:
Record ID:8173
Source:Christopher Thomson
Editor:n/a
Title:Autobiography of an artisan
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1847
Vol:n/a
Page:67
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Christopher Thomson, Autobiography of an artisan, (London, 1847), p. 67, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8173, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None
