Record Number: 12691
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I read hard in divinity, history and general literature, and threw myself into the religious life of the prison to assuage my pain. The chaplain was a decent fellow, as chaplains go, and as an educated man always receives some consideration as to literature I was able to get hold of some pretty good stuff... I renewed my acquaintance with the lives of the Fathers, read several biographies of Christ and St Paul and also studies on the Apostles.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1912 and 31 Dec 1912
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Hull
specific address: House of Correction, Hull
other location: in his prison cell
(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:27 Feb 1885
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:son of master craftsman, habitual criminal
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
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: Title:[biographies of Christ]
Genre:Other religious, History, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (institution library)
prison library
Source Information:
Record ID:12691
Source:Stuart Wood
Editor:n/a
Title:Shades of the prison house: A personal memoir
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1932
Vol:n/a
Page:198
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Stuart Wood, Shades of the prison house: A personal memoir, (London, 1932), p. 198, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12691, accessed: 02 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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