Record Number: 12198

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Even while she spelled words and syllables, she spelled out Christ; for if she met with a free promise, or some good sentence, holding out Gods love to man, she would say, Mother, this is a sweet sentence, and usually read it over again ... her mother being exercised with long weakness, she would read by her out of such good books as there were in the house; and her mother observed she read with much affection ... she is also very diligent in reading and prayer ..'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1600 and 1 Jan 1653

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

county: West Yorkshire

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Martha Hatfeild

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

Protestant

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Mother

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Bible

Genre:

Bible

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12198

Source:

Print

Author:

James Fisher

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The wise virgin

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1653

Vol:

n/a

Page:

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

James Fisher, The wise virgin (London, 1653), p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12198, accessed: 29 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None