Evidence: | "During the whole time of his [her father's] illness, Mrs Opie assiduously attended him; she had later joined the Quakers, and read to him much in the Bible and other religious books, and his views, on religious subjects, appear to have undergone an entire change. Mr J J Gurney was very frequently with them both." |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Amelia Opie |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 12 Nov 1769 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer Father was a physician |
Occupation: | Writer |
Religion: | Presbyterian/ Quaker 1825 onwards |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Dr James Alderson (Amelia's father) and Joseph John Gurney, brother of Elizabeth Fry, a close friend of Amelia's. |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | |
Title: | Bible and other religious texts |
Genre: | Bible, Other religious |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 4267 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Cecilia Lucy Brightell | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | Memorials of the Life of Amelia Opie | |
Place of Publication: | Norwich | |
Date of Publication: | 1854 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 183 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Cecilia Lucy Brightell, Memorials of the Life of Amelia Opie (Norwich, 1854), p. 183, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4267, accessed: 24 April 2024 |
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