Record Number: 20767
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[editor's words. A family friend having tried to shake EH's religious faith,] To terminate this state of doubt, which to her ardent temper was insupportable, she took the prompt resolution of reading the scriptures by stealth, and deciding the question from her own unbiassed judgment. The result of this examination was, a conviction of their truth; and she observed that the moral precepts connected with the doctrine of Christianity, were too pure to have been promulgated by an impostor'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1770 and 31 Dec 1772
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:county: Stirlingshire
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:25 Jul 1758
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Episcopalian
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Bible
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:20767
Source:Elizabeth Hamilton
Editor:Miss Benger
Title:Memoirs of the Late Mrs Elizabeth Hamilton with a Selection from her Correspondence
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1819
Vol:n/a
Page:44-5
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Elizabeth Hamilton, Miss Benger (ed.), Memoirs of the Late Mrs Elizabeth Hamilton with a Selection from her Correspondence, (London, 1819), p. 44-5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20767, accessed: 20 January 2025
Additional Comments:
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