| Evidence: | [Entry from Commonplace Book]: 'Christianity, diffusion of, assisted by the general scepticism of the pagan world combined with the necessity of some belief in the vulgar mind. Gibbon. Roman Empire, Vol 2, Ch 15, pp. 205-6'. |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1859 and 1863 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England and Australia | ||||||||||
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| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Edward Davy Harrop |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1836 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Bank Manager |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England and Australia |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Edward Gibbon |
| Title: | Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |
| Genre: | History |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | London: Thomas Cadell, 1838. |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 5681 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Edward Davy Harrop | |
| Title: | Common Place Book. Index Rerum. | |
| Location: | Woolmers Estate, Longford, Tasmania, Australia | |
| Call no: | n/a | |
| Page/folio: | n/a |
| Citation: | Edward Davy Harrop, Common Place Book. Index Rerum. Woolmers Estate, Longford, Tasmania, Australia, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=5681, accessed: 10 December 2023 | |
| Edward Davy Harrop was b. 1836, Manchester, d. 1891 Launceston. Married and emigrated ca.1857, bank manager. |
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