Record Number: 12824
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I was so ennuyed at my blindness, that one evening I made the Chaplain read me four Sermons, which alleviated my suffering for a time'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Nov 1803 and 24 Nov 1803
Country:at sea
Timeevening
Place:other location: on a ship, the Ganges, near Bearhaven
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:
Listener: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:ship's captain
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:at sea
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Sermons
Genre:Sermon
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:12824
Source:n/a
Editor:Anne Fremantle
Title:The Wynne Diaries
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1940
Vol:III
Page:99
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Anne Fremantle (ed.), The Wynne Diaries, (London, 1940), III, p. 99, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12824, accessed: 13 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Fremantle was blinded temporarily by an eye inflammation.