Evidence: | 'Every morning, after I have cleaned my cell and polished my tins, I read a little of the Gospels, a dozen verses taken by chance anywhere. It is a delightful way of opening the day.' |
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Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jun 1895 and 31 Dec 1897 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Reading specific address: Reading Gaol location in dwelling: Cell |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Oscar Wilde |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 16 Oct 1854 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | writer |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | Ireland |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | |
Title: | Gospels |
Genre: | Bible |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 25828 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Thomas Wright | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | Oscar's Books | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 2008 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 269 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Thomas Wright, Oscar's Books (London, 2008), p. 269, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25828, accessed: 27 April 2024 |
Quotation taken from Wilde, "De Profundis". |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)