Record Number: 9874
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I finished Aikin's "Description &c"... I began to read my "Evenings at Home" again. It is a book written by Mr Aikin and Mrs Brabauld.
Century:1700-1799
Date:6 Apr 1797
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
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Evenings at home; or the Juvenile Budget Opened
Genre:Fiction, Conduct books, Miscellany / Anthology
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:9874
Source:Manuscript
Author:Joseph Hunter
Title:Journal, 1800
Location:British Library
Call No:ADD 24, 880
Page/Folio:6
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Joseph Hunter, Journal, 1800, British Library, ADD 24, 880, 6, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9874, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None