Record Number: 12422
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
The infirmary: 'Some of the men were in bed and sitting up reading, and others were lying down, looking very ill.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1860 and 31 Dec 1862
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:city: London
specific address: Millbank Prison
other location: in the infirmary
(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 the infirmary at Millbank
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:prisoner
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: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (institution library)
prison library
Source Information:
Record ID:12422
Source:Henry Mayhew
Editor:n/a
Title:The Criminal Prisons of London
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1862
Vol:n/a
Page:264
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Henry Mayhew, The Criminal Prisons of London, (London, 1862), p. 264, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12422, accessed: 14 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None