Record Number: 11263

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The logic of this book [Paley's Evidences] and as I may add of his Natural Theology gave me as much delight as did Euclid.' [Darwin's Autobiography]

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1831 and 30 Jun 1831

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Cambridge

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:

Charles Darwin

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

12 Feb 1809

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Cambridge undergraduate, or recentgraduate (later, naturalist, geologist etc.)

Religion:

Probably still Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

William Paley

Title:

Natural Theology

Genre:

Other religious, Science

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

11263

Source:

Print

Author:

F. Darwin

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Life and letters of Charles Darwin

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

3rd ed.1887

Vol:

1

Page:

47

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

F. Darwin, Life and letters of Charles Darwin, (London, 3rd ed.1887), 1, p. 47, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11263, accessed: 10 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None