Evidence: | Accounts of prisoners:
J.A., aged 21, Reg. no. 132. 'This prisoner was confined five months before his trial and one month after conviction. During his time his conduct was good, and he committed to memory the four Gospels, the Epistle to the Romans, and several chapters of the Old Testament.' |
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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 (Listener): |
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Reader: | J.A. |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | n/a |
Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
Occupation: | prisoner, committed for highway robbery |
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: | 15256 | |
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: | 133 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | John Field, Prison discipline and the advantages of the separate system of imprisonment (London, 1848, 2nd edn), 2, p. 133, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=15256, accessed: 25 April 2024 |
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