Evidence: | 'mother would summon me to her side and open an enormous Bible. It was invariably at the Old Testament, and I had to read aloud the strange doings of the Patriarchs. No comments were made, religious or otherwise, my questions were fobbed off...and occasionally mother's pencil, with which she guided me to the words, would travel rapidly over several verses, and I heard a muttered "never mind about that".' |
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Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1866 and 1871 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | daytime | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London specific address: 1 Canonbury Park North |
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Reader: | Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes |
Age | Child (0-17) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 2 Oct 1866 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | n/a |
Religion: | Anglican |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Mother |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | |
Title: | Bible (Old Testament), the |
Genre: | Bible |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 410 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | M. V. Hughes | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | A London Family 1870-1900A London Family 1870-1900 | |
Place of Publication: | London, New York, Toronto | |
Date of Publication: | 1946 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 41 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | M. V. Hughes, A London Family 1870-1900A London Family 1870-1900 (London, New York, Toronto, 1946), p. 41, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=410, accessed: 18 April 2024 |
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