Record Number: 12432
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Schoolroom for boy prisoners at Tothill Fields: 'At the other end of the room the lads were making even greater havoc with the words; and though the lesson consisted of simple monosyllables, such as "The old man must be led by the hand, or he may fall into the deep pit", one half of the big boys, even those of sixteen, were unable to accomplish the task.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1860 and 31 Dec 1862
Country:England
Timedaytime
Place:city: London
specific address: Tothill Fields Prison
other location: in the schoolroom
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
passive reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reading Group: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:prisoners
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
juvenile prisoners and schoolmaster
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[school textbook]
Genre:Education, Textbook / self-education, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (institution library)
prison library
Source Information:
Record ID:12432
Source:Henry Mayhew
Editor:n/a
Title:The Criminal Prisons of London
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1862
Vol:n/a
Page:430
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Henry Mayhew, The Criminal Prisons of London, (London, 1862), p. 430, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12432, accessed: 06 February 2025
Additional Comments:
None