Record Number: 22447

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'New Years Day - fourteen children to dine with us - had meant to read them my concentrated journal of the year; but courage failed me ... Since, I have read my journal to almost all of them who are round us'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1836 and 5 Jan 1836

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London, West Ham
specific address: The Cedars, Upton Lane
location in dwelling

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Elizabeth Fry

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

children

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Elizabeth Fry

Title:

Journal

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Codex

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

22447

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Elizabeth Fry

Title:

Journal

Location:

British Library

Call No:

Add Mss 47457

Page/Folio:

ff. 166

Citation:

Elizabeth Fry, Journal British Library, p. Add Mss 47457, p. ff. 166, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=22447, accessed: 23 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None