| Evidence: | 'Here I also met with some books of a higher order, but which were then far beyond any comprehension. Among these were Hervey's "Meditations", "The Pilgrim's Progress", and an illustrated Bible. This last work was crowded with engravings which were called embellishments.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 5 Jul 1792 and 31 Dec 1799 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Thomas Carter |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 5 Jul 1792 |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
| Occupation: | Son of a soldier |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | James Hervey |
| Title: | Meditations among the tombs; in a letter to a lady |
| Genre: | Other religious |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 7386 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Thomas Carter | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Memoirs of a Working Man | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1845 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 20 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man (London, 1845), p. 20, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7386, accessed: 31 May 2023 | |
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