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Record Number: 22446


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'[came home to find one of her sons drinking ale with some men with fireworks] I slept only at short intervals, up and down all night, in the morning shaken and jaded. But I had my poor wanderer in my little room, read part of the 51st Psalm; earnestly prayed for him, exhorted, reproved, but all in tender love: he was humbled, very sorry, very affectionate, entire peace was made between us'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

6 Nov 1835

Country:

England

Time

morning

Place:

city: London, West Ham
specific address: The Cedars, Upton Lane
location in dwelling

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Elizabeth Fry

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

21 May 1780

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

wife of merchant

Religion:

Quaker

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

son


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

Bible (Psalms)

Genre:

Bible

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

22446

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Elizabeth Fry

Title:

Journal

Location:

British Library

Call No:

Add Mss 47457

Page/Folio:

ff. 162

Citation:

Elizabeth Fry, Journal British Library, p. Add Mss 47457, p. ff. 162, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=22446, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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