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Record 10204

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'This dream I knew not what to make of but I took some encouragement from it and the next day I was reading in pilgrims progress and was by a quotation directed to the 33 Chap of job and the 15th and 16th verses In a dream in a vision of the night when deep sleep falleth upon men in slumberings upon the bed Then he openeth the ears of men and Sealeth their instruction.'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 1 Jan 1806 and 31 Dec 1806
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: other location: at barracks
   
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:Joseph Mayett
Age n/a
Gender n/a
Date of Birth 12 Mar 1783
Socio-economic group: Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation: soldier
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: [n/a]
Title: Book of Job
Genre: Bible
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 10204  
Source - Print  
  Author: Joseph Mayett
  Editor: Ann Kussmaul
  Title: The autobiography of Joseph Mayett of Quainton
  Place of Publication: Buckinghamshire
  Date of Publication: 1986
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 41
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Joseph Mayett, Ann Kussmaul (ed.), The autobiography of Joseph Mayett of Quainton (Buckinghamshire, 1986), p. 41, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10204, accessed: 19 April 2024

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