Record Number: 24292
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[letter from Mrs Ward to her father] One of the main impressions of this Catholic literature upon me is to make me perceive the enormous intellectual pre-eminence of Newman. Another impression - I know you will forgive me for saying quite frankly what I feel - has been to fill me with a perfect horror of asceticism, or rather of the austerities - or most of them - which are indispensable to the Catholic ideal of a saint. [she discusses this at length, concluding] Don't imagine, dearest, that I find myself in antagonism to all this literature. The truth in many respects is quite the other way. The deep personal piety of good Catholics, and the extent to which their religion enters into their lives, are extraordinarily attractive.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:From: 6 Mar 1897
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Kent
specific address: Levens
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:11 Jun 1851
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:n/a
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:[Catholic literature]
Genre:Other religious
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:24292
Source:Janet Penrose Trevelyan
Editor:n/a
Title:The Life of Mrs Humphry Ward
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1923
Vol:n/a
Page:146
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Janet Penrose Trevelyan, The Life of Mrs Humphry Ward (London, 1923), p. 146, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=24292, accessed: 02 May 2024
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