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Record Number: 7618


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'At the request of our landlady, I looked over a volume of Sermons by the eminent Unitarian minister, Dr. Price. I did this, however, out of mere courtesy: for although I have no objection to read any regular treatise on theological subjects, I have never been much disposed to read sermons. I ventured to report so favourably concerning these discourses, that the good woman was quite satisfied that she would do well to read them.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1814 and 31 Dec 1814

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Portsmouth
location in dwelling: at his friend's house

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:

Thomas Carter

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

5 Jul 1792

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Journeyman tailor

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Richard Price

Title:

[volume of sermons]

Genre:

Sermon

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Carter may have been referring to 'Extracts from the Sermons by Richard Price' published in London [?] in 1790.

Provenance

borrowed (private library)


Source Information:

Record ID:

7618

Source:

Print

Author:

Thomas Carter

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Memoirs of a Working Man

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1845

Vol:

n/a

Page:

178

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man, (London, 1845), p. 178, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7618, accessed: 31 October 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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