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Record 9976

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'In order to pass the BA examination, it was also necessary to get up Paley's "Evidences of Christianity" and his "Moral Philosophy". This was done in a thorough manner....'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 1 Oct 1828 and 31 Jan 1831
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: Cambridge
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reader:Charles Darwin
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 12 Feb 1809
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: Cambridge undergraduate or recent graduate (later, naturalist, geologist etc.)
Religion: Probably still Anglican
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: William Paley
Title: Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
Genre: Other religious, Politics, Philosophy
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 9976  
Source - Print  
  Author: F. Darwin
  Editor: n/a
  Title: Life & letters of Charles Darwin
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 3rd ed. 1887
  Vol: 1
  Page: 47
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: F. Darwin, Life & letters of Charles Darwin (London, 3rd ed. 1887), 1, p. 47, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=9976, accessed: 19 April 2024

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