Record Number: 12425
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In one of the yards we noticed...an old man of eighty, with hair as white as the prison walls themselves, and which was especially striking from the generality of prisoners being mere youths. He no sooner saw us enter, than hastily put on his spectacles, he commenced reading, bending his face down as if to hide it from shame... he had once held a high command in the army. He was there for a nameless offence.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1860 and 31 Dec 1862
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:city: London
specific address: Coldbath Fields Prison
other location: in one of the prison yards
(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:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:formerly held high command in the army, now a 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:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (institution library)
prison library
Source Information:
Record ID:12425
Source:Henry Mayhew
Editor:n/a
Title:The Criminal Prisons of London
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1862
Vol:n/a
Page:292
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Henry Mayhew, The Criminal Prisons of London, (London, 1862), p. 292, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12425, accessed: 04 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None