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Record 11263

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'The logic of this book [Paley's Evidences] and as I may add of his Natural Theology gave me as much delight as did Euclid.' [Darwin's Autobiography]
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 1 Jan 1831 and 30 Jun 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 recentgraduate (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, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: William Paley
Title: Natural Theology
Genre: Other religious, Science
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 11263  
Source - Print  
  Author: F. Darwin
  Editor: n/a
  Title: Life and 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 and letters of Charles Darwin (London, 3rd ed.1887), 1, p. 47, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=11263, accessed: 28 March 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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