| Evidence: | I neither concealed my doubts nor my fears but communicated them freely to several persons, no one however said anything which appeared to me calculated to remove my doubts I read Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and parts of other equally absurd books, but all would not do, reason was too strong for superstition and at length the fiend was completely vanquished. |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1784 and 31 Dec 1785 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Francis Place |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 3 Nov 1771 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | Son of landlord of public house |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
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| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | John Bunyan |
| Title: | Pilgrim's Progress |
| Genre: | Other religious |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 2059 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Francis Place | |
| Editor: | Mary Thale | |
| Title: | The Autobiography of Franis Place (1771-1854) | |
| Place of Publication: | Cambridge | |
| Date of Publication: | 1972 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 45-46 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Francis Place, Mary Thale (ed.), The Autobiography of Franis Place (1771-1854) (Cambridge, 1972), p. 45-46, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2059, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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