Evidence: | 'A few years ago the curate of the village called upon the old man to converse with him on religious matters; after some talk, he promised to send him a Bible, "his honour" also promising to read it after he received it. Shortly afterwards the curate was passing the cottage-door, and observed the old man employed with the book. The curate accosting him, said, "Well, Isaac, I am glad to see you reading your Bible." "Oh yes", replied Isaac, in a gruff tone of voice, - gruff, but not intentionally uncivil. "Will you tell me what you are reading about?" said the clergyman. "O, to be sure I will", was the answer, "I am reading all the wars of rascally Jews, and all that sort of thing; why, what a blood-thirsty race of men they were, Sir".' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1830 and 31 Dec 1839 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Edwinstowe | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Isaac |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | n/a |
Socio-economic group: | Labourer (agricultural) |
Occupation: | Forrester |
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: | [n/a] |
Title: | Bible |
Genre: | Bible |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 8178 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Christopher Thomson | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | Autobiography of an artisan | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1847 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 311 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Christopher Thomson, Autobiography of an artisan (London, 1847), p. 311, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=8178, accessed: 26 April 2024 |
Anedoctal evidence - validity might be questioned. |
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