Record Number: 8212
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
While living in London, the tailor Thomas Carter 'made a habit of taking his breakfast at one of the coffee shops [...] on his way to work, where he would read the previous day's newspapers, the contents of which he would relay to his fellow workmen.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
other location: coffee shop
(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: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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:newspapers
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:8212
Source:David Vincent
Editor:n/a
Title:Bread, Knowledge and Freedom: A Study of Nineteenth-Century Working-Class Autobiography
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1981
Vol:n/a
Page:118
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
David Vincent, Bread, Knowledge and Freedom: A Study of Nineteenth-Century Working-Class Autobiography, (London, 1981), p. 118, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8212, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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