| Evidence: | 'I have been reading a letter from my father in which he offers me to come to London, [underline] what [end underline] a temptation, but I believe it to be much better for me to be where I am ... then I walked in and went into the study to look for a book to read, and what should I think of reading but Barclay's "Apology".' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 23 May 1798 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | afternoon evening |
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| Place: | city: Norwich (2 miles) county: Norfolk specific address: Earlham Hall location in dwelling: library |
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Gurney |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 21 May 1780 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | daughter of merchant and banker |
| Religion: | Quaker |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | later Elizabeth Fry |
| Author: | Robert Barclay |
| Title: | Apology for the True Christian Divinity |
| Genre: | Other religious |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 22265 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Elizabeth Fry | |
| Title: | Journal | |
| Location: | British Library | |
| Call no: | Add Mss 47456 | |
| Page/folio: | ff. 22 |
| Citation: | Elizabeth Fry, Journal British Library, p. Add Mss 47456, p. ff. 22, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22265, accessed: 02 December 2023 | |
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