Record Number: 8254
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I pursued a similar plan with others of the magazines whenever I got a chance, especially "Bentley's Miscellany", which contained in my young days "Jack Sheppard".'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1837 and 31 Dec 1840
Country:Scotland
Timedaytime: Lunch hour
Place:city: Edinburgh
other location: Common stairs on George Street
(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:1824
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Apprentice in books warehouse
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Jack Sheppard
Genre:Fiction, History, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication Detailspublished in serial form in "Bentley's Miscellany"
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:8254
Source:James Glass Bertram
Editor:n/a
Title:Some memories of books, authors and events
Place of Publication:Westminster
Date of Publication:1893
Vol:n/a
Page:121
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Glass Bertram, Some memories of books, authors and events, (Westminster, 1893), p. 121, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8254, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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