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Record Number: 12106


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

"It was while reading Mr Kendrick's translation from the German of 'Helon's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem',with which I was thoroughly bewitched, that I conceived, and communicated to James, the audacious idea of giving a somewhat resembling account of the Jews and their country, under the immediate expectation of the Messiah, and even in his presence, while abstaining from permitting more than his shadow to pass over the scene.""I regard that little volume witha a stronger affection than any other of my works but one;-that one being"Eastern Life".

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:

Mr Kendrick

Title:

Translation of 'Helons Pilgrimage from Jerusalem'

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

translation from German

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

12106

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=12106, accessed: 23 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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