| Evidence: | 'This day I begin to read through the Bible. I have finished the Testament. I wish to read the Bible of a morning and the Testament of an evening I feel it a [underline] good plan [end underline]' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 6 Jul 1798 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Norwich (2 miles) county: Norfolk specific address: Earlham Hall location in dwelling |
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Gurney |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 21 May 1780 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | daughter of merchant and banker |
| Religion: | Quaker |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | later Elizabeth Fry |
| Author: | [n/a] |
| Title: | Bible [Old Testament] |
| Genre: | Bible |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 22274 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Elizabeth Fry | |
| Title: | Journal | |
| Location: | British Library | |
| Call no: | Add Mss 47456 | |
| Page/folio: | ff. 26 |
| Citation: | Elizabeth Fry, Journal British Library, p. Add Mss 47456, p. ff. 26, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22274, accessed: 25 May 2013 | |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 19th Jun 2009 11:47am (GMT)