Record Number: 22377
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The 40th and 42nd Psalms spoke comfort to me this morning, and I may say they greatly expressed the language of my spirit'
Century:1800-1849
Date:17 Nov 1818
Country:England
Timemorning: 7:45am
Place:city: London, East Ham
specific address: Plashet House
location in dwelling
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:21 May 1780
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:wife of merchant
Religion:Quaker
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
probably her family
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Bible (Psalms)
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:22377
Source:Manuscript
Author:Elizabeth Fry
Title:Journal
Location:British Library
Call No:Add Mss 47456
Page/Folio:ff. 306
Citation:Elizabeth Fry, Journal British Library, p. Add Mss 47456, p. ff. 306, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=22377, accessed: 20 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Fry read to her family at the same time every morning