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Record Number: 20996


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In this state of affairs I sent to my late partners for Secker's Lectures on the Catechism, Gilpin's Lectures on the same, Wilson's Sermons, 4vols. and Gilpin's Sermons. These are very plain discourses, easy to be understood, and calculated to leave a very lasting impression on the mind. These excellent sermons Mrs L and I read together . . .'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

unknown

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Alveston
county: Gloucestershire

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:

Reading Group:

James and Mary Lackington

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

31 Aug 1746

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

retired bookseller

Religion:

Methodist

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Lackington read with (and for) his wife


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Thomas Wilson

Title:

Sermons

Genre:

Sermon, Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

4th edition has 4 vols as mentioned by Lackington

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

20996

Source:

Print

Author:

James Lackington

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Confessions of J. Lackington

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1804

Vol:

n/a

Page:

52

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

James Lackington, The Confessions of J. Lackington (London, 1804), p. 52, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=20996, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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