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Record 23064

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'In the evening, after reading at Earlham, I was greatly helped in prayer, for my brothers and sisters, who were all present'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: 3 Oct 1811
Country: England
Time: evening
Place: city: Norwich (2 miles)
county: Norfolk
specific address: Earlham Hall
location in dwelling
   
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:Elizabeth Fry
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 21 May 1780
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: wife of merchant
Religion: Quaker
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
brothers and sisters
Additional comments: nee Gurney

 

Text Being Read:

Author: [n/a]
Title: Bible
Genre: Bible
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: owned

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 23064  
Source - Print  
  Author: Elizabeth Fry
  Editor: Katharine Fry
  Title: Memoir of Elizabeth Fry, with extracts from her Journal and letters, edited by two of her daughters
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1847
  Vol: 1
  Page: 177
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Elizabeth Fry, Katharine Fry (ed.), Memoir of Elizabeth Fry, with extracts from her Journal and letters, edited by two of her daughters (London, 1847), 1, p. 177, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=23064, accessed: 28 March 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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