Record Number: 2059
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
I neither concealed my doubts nor my fears but communicated them freely to several persons, no one however said anything which appeared to me calculated to remove my doubts I read Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and parts of other equally absurd books, but all would not do, reason was too strong for superstition and at length the fiend was completely vanquished.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1784 and 31 Dec 1785
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
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:Male
Date of Birth:3 Nov 1771
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Son of landlord of public house
Religion:n/a
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:Pilgrim's Progress
Genre:Other religious
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:2059
Source:Francis Place
Editor:Mary Thale
Title:The Autobiography of Franis Place (1771-1854)
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1972
Vol:n/a
Page:45-46
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Francis Place, Mary Thale (ed.), The Autobiography of Franis Place (1771-1854), (Cambridge, 1972), p. 45-46, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2059, accessed: 03 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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