| Evidence: | Extracts from the journal of Joseph Kingsmill:
30 October: Kingsmill visits man convicted for forgery on Austrian Government Bank; 'He had never read a page of Holy Scripture until he entered this prison and was taught to read in the English tongue.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | specific address: Pentonville Prison other location: in his cells |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | anon |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
| Occupation: | prisoner |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Italy |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [n/a] |
| Title: | Bible |
| Genre: | Bible |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (institution library) probably prison issue |
| Record ID: | 15098 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Joseph Kingsmill | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Chapters on prisons and prisoners | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1852, 2nd edn | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 234 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Joseph Kingsmill, Chapters on prisons and prisoners (London, 1852, 2nd edn), p. 234, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=15098, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
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