Anonymous: Library books which I have read

Collection — Container: Manuscripts (not separately boxed) - 1

Identifier: MS 0030

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

List of 29 library books taken to be read between May 1800 and Dec. 1803 with comments. Most of the works are non-fiction. "Paul and Virginia" by Bernardin de Saint Pierre and several satires represent the fiction read. Among the recent non-fiction are William Goldsmith's "Citizen of the World", Richard Cumberland's "Calvary, or the Death of Christ, and Benjamin Franklin's "Autobiography". The last page contains a list of due dates for 1803 for the Social Library in Petersham [Massachusetts] beginning the 11th of April. The author is unknown.

Dates

Creation: 1800-1803

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Biographical Note

No information available.

Extent

0.04 Linear Feet (1 folder containing [6] p. ; 16 cm.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Anonymous. List of Books Read, 1800-1803, presumably by a member of the Social Library of Petersham, Massachusetts. Most of the 29 books listed are non-fiction; brief comments accompany each entry.