| Evidence: | Report of Inspector of Prisons on Reading Gaol - interviews with prisoners on progress in learning and reading at the gaol:
'4429. Has been here 7 times. "I have learnt all the Galatians through by heart, and am now upon the Ephesians. I cannot say I understand it. I know the Commandments." This man repeated his last lesson perfectly, but was ignorant of the meaning of what he had acquired.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1851 and 31 Dec 1851 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Reading county: Berkshire specific address: Reading Gaol other location: in his cell |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | anon |
| 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, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [n/a] |
| Title: | New Testament |
| Genre: | Bible |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (institution library) prison issue Bible |
| Record ID: | 15033 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | Other |
| Author: | Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain, I. Home District, Fifteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1851, XXVII), p. 70, |
| Citation: | Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain, I. Home District, Fifteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1851, XXVII), p. 70, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=15033, accessed: 19 May 2013 |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 19th Jun 2009 11:47am (GMT)