Record Number: 12203

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'a Bible lying near her, she took it up, and opened it in the presence of the Company, who observing what place it was openend at, they found it to be the seventeenth chapter of the Gospel according to St. Matthew: this chapter she seemed to read over to her self with a buzzing Noise, pointing to every Verse and Line with her Finger.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

unknown

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Wapping
location in dwelling: indoors

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Sarah Bower

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

Protestant

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

Family, visitors

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Gospel

Genre:

Bible

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12203

Source:

Print

Author:

Richard Dirby

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Dreadful news from Wapping; being a further relation of the sad and miserable condition of Sarah Bower

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1693

Vol:

n/a

Page:

8

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Richard Dirby, Dreadful news from Wapping; being a further relation of the sad and miserable condition of Sarah Bower (London, 1693), p. 8, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12203, accessed: 02 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None