Record Number: 25888

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I have been abstracting the Book of Revelations. I was especially struck with the general appellation of the System of the world as the Mystery of God, in Chap. X. 7, compared with Hebrews XI. 6, which chapter I read this morning in our usual course. Theme enough for the day's course.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

17 Jun 1849

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Chamouni

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

John Ruskin

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

8 Feb 1819

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

art critic and social critic

Religion:

Church of England (evangelical)

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

France

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

Bible (Revelations)

Genre:

Bible

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

25888

Source:

Print

Author:

John Ruskin

Editor:

Joan Evans

Title:

The diaries of John Ruskin

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1956

Vol:

2

Page:

389

Additional Comments:

continuous pagination through vols

Citation:

John Ruskin, Joan Evans (ed.), The diaries of John Ruskin, (Oxford, 1956), 2, p. 389, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25888, accessed: 18 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None