Record Number: 12175
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I am reading for the second [time] "The System of Nature", by Holbach and Diderot, if every one would read it, they would soon discover, by reasoning the most correct & conclusive that man has hitherto been taught nothing but the most pernicious [underlined] errors - the consequence of which is his present moral [underlined] degradation & deplorable wretchedness [underlined], alas! that the bandage cannot be torn from his eyes but by slow degrees - ~"bit-by-bit" reforms. It would seem that his prejudices [underlined] were his only sores [underlined] - & that he is willing to endure all that sensation can endure rather than have these sores touched'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jul 1831 and 31 Jul 1831
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1785
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author:Baron Paul Henrich Dietrich d'Holbach
Title:Le Systeme de la nature
Genre:Science
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:12175
Source:Manuscript
Author:Anna Doyle Wheeler
Title:Letter to Robert Owen, July 31st 1831
Location:Manchester: National Co-operative Archive
Call No:RO426
Page/Folio:1 & 2
Additional Information:
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Citation:
Anna Doyle Wheeler, Letter to Robert Owen, July 31st 1831, Manchester: National Co-operative Archive, RO426, 1 & 2, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12175, accessed: 04 May 2024
Additional Comments:
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