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Record Number: 12105


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

"Dr Carpenter was inclined also to the study of philosophy,and wrote on it,-on mental and moral philosophy;and this was enough,putting all predisposition out of the question,to determine me to the study. He was of the Locke and Hartley school altogether, as his articles on 'Mental and Moral Philosophy' in Ree's Encyclopedia,and his work on 'Systemic Education' show."

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 13 Jun 1821 and 31 Dec 1821

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Norwich
county: Norfolk
specific address: Her parents house

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:

Harriet Martineau

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

12 Jun 1802

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Daughter of bombazine manufacturer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

unitarian christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Dr Carpenter

Title:

Articles: Mental and Moral Philosophy & Systemic Education

Genre:

Philosophy, Education

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

12105

Source:

Print

Author:

Harriet Martineau

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Harriet Martineau's Autobiography

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1877

Vol:

1

Page:

103

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography (London, 1877), 1, p. 103, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12105, accessed: 23 April 2024


Additional Comments:

1 article in "Ree's Encyclopaedia", the other from an unknown source.

   
   
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