Record Number: 23165
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In Page 153 of the 2d Volume of Thraliana [p252], I hazarded a Conjecture that the Worms were often in old Times, & even now perhaps in popish Countries, mistaken for Demoniacal Possession: I have now this Moment read a Story in Cornelius Gemma lib: 2: de nat: Mirac: C: 4 how a young Maiden named Katharine Gualters, a Coopers Daughter, was exorcised of the Devil; when after violent Convulsive Throes, She evacuated a [italics] live Eel [end italics], (A Worm no doubt) wch he himself measured a foot & a half long, and was well convinced it could be no other than a [italics] Devil [end italics] or [italics] Fiend [end italics].'
Century:1700-1799
Date:26 Jul 1779
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:27 Jan 1741
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
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Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Wales
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
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Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:23165
Source:Hester Lynch Thrale
Editor:Katharine C. Balderston
Title:Thraliana
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1951
Vol:I
Page:397
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 397, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=23165, accessed: 23 March 2023
Additional Comments:
Editor's note says 'See "De Naturae Divinis Characterismis" Appendix to Bk 2.' It is not clear which book Mrs Thrale was reading.
