Record Number: 12413
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Inspection of the cells of the women in separate confinement: 'we found some working, and others reading, but none, strange to say, idling'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1860 and 31 Dec 1862
Country:England
Timeevening: between 7pm and 8pm
Place:city: London
specific address: Brixton Prison
other location: in their cells
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reading Group:prisoners in separate confinement at Brixton Prison
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:prisoners
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book, Serial / periodical
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (institution library)
prison library
Source Information:
Record ID:12413
Source:Henry Mayhew
Editor:n/a
Title:The Criminal Prisons of London
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1862
Vol:n/a
Page:195
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Henry Mayhew, The Criminal Prisons of London, (London, 1862), p. 195, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12413, accessed: 04 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None