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Record Number: 9975


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In order to pass the BA examination, it was also necessary to get up Paley's "Evidences of Christianity" and his "Moral Philosophy". This was done in a thorough manner, and I am convinced I could have written out the whole of the "Evidences" with perfect correctness...'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Oct 1828 and 31 Jan 1831

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Cambridge

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Charles Darwin

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

12 Feb 1809

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Cambridge undergraduate or recent graduate (later, naturalist, geologist etc.)

Religion:

Probably still Anglican

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:

William Paley

Title:

A View of the Evidences of Christianity

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

9975

Source:

Print

Author:

F. Darwin

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Life & letters of Charles Darwin

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

3rd ed. 1887

Vol:

1

Page:

47

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

F. Darwin, Life & letters of Charles Darwin (London, 3rd ed. 1887), 1, p. 47, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=9975, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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