Evidence: | 'in the afternoon I laid down had a very sweet nap which I did enjoy - read in the Testament ... I then went and read the Testament to Nurse Norman's family which answered remarkably well ... I have been reading to little Castleton. I sometimes feel I am not good enough to teach others until I know more myself, and am a more strictly virtuous character' |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | 20 May 1798 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | evening | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Norwich (2 miles) county: Norfolk location in dwelling: presumably Nurse Norman's house |
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Reader: | Elizabeth Gurney |
Age | Child (0-17) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 21 May 1780 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | daughter of merchant and banker |
Religion: | Quaker |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Nurse Norman's family |
Additional comments: | later Elizabeth Fry |
Author: | [n/a] |
Title: | [New] Testament |
Genre: | Bible |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 22262 | |
Source - | Manuscript | |
Author: | Elizabeth Fry | |
Title: | Journal | |
Location: | British Library | |
Call no: | Add Mss 47456 | |
Page/folio: | ff. 20 |
Citation: | Elizabeth Fry, Journal British Library, p. Add Mss 47456, p. ff. 20, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22262, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
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