Evidence: | Accounts of prisoners:
'G.B., 30, Reg. no 388. - A convicted felon, who had been in another prison for a similar offence. When committed appeared hardened and very unpromising, but now shews decided improvement of disposition and character. Has been in prison nine months, and has committed to memory the whole of the New Testament, as far as the Epistle to the Hebrews.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Until: 31 Dec 1848 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Reading county: Berkshire specific address: Reading Gaol other location: in his cell |
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Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | G.B. |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | n/a |
Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
Occupation: | prisoner |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | n/a |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | [n/a] |
Title: | Bible |
Genre: | Bible |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | borrowed (institution library) prison issue |
Record ID: | 15237 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | John Field | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | Prison discipline and the advantages of the separate system of imprisonment | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1848, 2nd edn | |
Vol: | 2 | |
Page: | 124 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | John Field, Prison discipline and the advantages of the separate system of imprisonment (London, 1848, 2nd edn), 2, p. 124, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=15237, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
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