| Evidence: | 'He [the new apprentice] made selections from the Old and New Testament history, which he read aloud, and upon which he dilated with a force and eloquence that would have done honour to a barrister. With the most plausible reasoning he united the most cutting sarcasm, and with a show of ... candour he would invite our replies to his propositions, or challenge us to produce the arguments for our faith, woe to the unfortunate who had the temerity to accept his challenge.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | other location: workplace | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Martin |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
| Occupation: | Apprentice printer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Charles Manby Smith and other apprentices and workers |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | n/a |
| Title: | Old and New Testament |
| Genre: | Bible |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 6566 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Charles Manby Smith | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | The working man's way in the world | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1857 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 9 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Charles Manby Smith, The working man's way in the world (London, 1857), p. 9, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6566, accessed: 23 April 2024 | |
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