| Evidence: | After breakfast the three maids were called in for prayers. Our uncle who was working his way chronologically through the Bible had got once more to Kings and intoned a chapter in a voice of deep, rebuking melancholy; then all knelt down and listened to a long prayer. |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 16 Dec 1900 and 1 Jan 1914 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | morning: after breakfast | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Ipswich location in dwelling: home, dining room |
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| Reader: | Mr Bugg |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | Presbyterian |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Family, including nephew Victor Sawden Pritchett and servants |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | The Bible |
| Genre: | Bible |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 2621 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | V.S. Pritchett | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | A Cab at the Door. An autobiography: early years | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1968 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 83 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | V.S. Pritchett, A Cab at the Door. An autobiography: early years (London, 1968), p. 83, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2621, accessed: 01 May 2024 | |
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