Record Number: 9867
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Returned Pratt's "Gleanings in England" to the [D.S?] library having only read a few of the letters which did not please me.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:23 Apr 1800
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Portobello, Sheffield
county: Yorkshire
location in dwelling: Home (he lives with Joseph Evans, his guardian and Presbyterian minister)
(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:6 Feb 1783
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Apprentice in a Sheffield Warehouse: son of a Sheffield manufacturer
Religion:Presbyterian
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:Gleanings in England
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
library -unsure type
Source Information:
Record ID:9867
Source:Manuscript
Author:Joseph Hunter
Title:Journal, 1800
Location:British Library
Call No:ADD 24, 880
Page/Folio:3
Additional Information:
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Citation:
Joseph Hunter, Journal, 1800, British Library, ADD 24, 880, 3, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9867, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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