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Record 25828

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'Every morning, after I have cleaned my cell and polished my tins, I read a little of the Gospels, a dozen verses taken by chance anywhere. It is a delightful way of opening the day.'
Century: 1850-1899
Date: Between 1 Jun 1895 and 31 Dec 1897
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: Reading
specific address: Reading Gaol
location in dwelling: Cell
   
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

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reader:Oscar Wilde
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 16 Oct 1854
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: writer
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: Ireland
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: Gospels
Genre: Bible
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: owned

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 25828  
Source - Print  
  Author: Thomas Wright
  Editor: n/a
  Title: Oscar's Books
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 2008
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 269
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Thomas Wright, Oscar's Books (London, 2008), p. 269, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25828, accessed: 27 April 2024

Additional comments:

Quotation taken from Wilde, "De Profundis".

 

 

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