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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Record Number: 15349


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Details of prisoners committed with history of insanity: (presented in tabular form) Reg. no. 670: 'An uncle in a lunatic asylum. Could read and write on committal. Can repeat the Gospel of St John. [In prison] since May, 1845, for maliciously wounding his wife.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Oct 1844 and 12 Oct 1845

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Reading Gaol
other location: in his cell

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

anon [670]

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:

[n/a]

Title:

Bible

Genre:

Bible

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (institution library)
prison issue


Source Information:

Record ID:

15349

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

John Field

Title:

Annual Report to the Quarter Sessions, 13 October 1845

Location:

Berkshire Record Office

Call No:

Q/ SO 20

Page/Folio:

ff.260-261

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

John Field, Annual Report to the Quarter Sessions, 13 October 1845, Berkshire Record Office, Q/ SO 20, ff.260-261, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=15349, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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