Record Number: 17171
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Miss Aldridge gave us Henry's "Communicant's Companion" - a fearful book filled with questions which it would have taken months to answer - and I tried to find time for self-examination out of school hours, and at first thought myself obliged to answer every question, and at last gave up the attempt in despair. my own sense told me it was in vain'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1828 and 31 Dec 1831
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Bath
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1815
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:later writer
Religion:Church of England
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:Communicant's Companion
Genre:Other religious
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
borrowed from or a gift from teacher, Miss Aldridge
Source Information:
Record ID:17171
Source:Elizabeth Missing Sewell
Editor:Eleanor L. Sewell
Title:The Autobiography of Elizabeth M. Sewell
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1907
Vol:n/a
Page:39-40
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Eleanor L. Sewell (ed.), The Autobiography of Elizabeth M. Sewell, (London, 1907), p. 39-40, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17171, accessed: 14 October 2024
Additional Comments:
This was at the time of her confirmation classes