Record Number: 9628
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Harriet Martineau on Bible studies in early adulthood: 'I studied the Bible incessantly and immensely; both by daily reading of chapters [...] and by getting hold of all commentaries and works of elucidation that I could lay my hands on. A work of Dr. Carpenter's, begun but never finished, called "Notes and Observations on the Gospel History" [...] first put me on this track of study [...] It was while reading Mr. Kenrick's translation from the German of "Helon's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem," with which I was thoroughly bewitched, that I conceived [...] the audacious idea of giving a somewhat resembling account of the Jews and their country, under the immediate expectation of the Messiah, and even in his presence'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1821 and 31 Dec 1821
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Norwich
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:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:12 Jun 1802
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:Unitarian
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:Helon's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Genre:Other religious
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsIn English translation by Kenrick
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:9628
Source:Harriet Martineau
Editor:n/a
Title:Harriet Martineau's Autobiography
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1877
Vol:1
Page:103
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography, (London, 1877), 1, p. 103, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9628, accessed: 17 May 2024
Additional Comments:
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