Record Number: 22341
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'After that Kitty made a proposition very pleasant to me, that we should sit together all the afternoon and read "Pilgrim's Progress" and work; and we sat snugly over the nursery fire, and it was interesting and pleasant to me on two accounts, as I feel interested in the Allegory of the pilgrim and it was pleasant to be so snug with Kitty who I don't like to say much about ... We then drank tea; after tea Kitty and I read a little further ... after supper I read with Kitty until bed time.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:4 May 1799
Country:England
Timeafternoon: after dinner
evening: before and after supper, until bedtime
city: Norwich (2 miles)
county: Norfolk
specific address: Earlham Hall
location in dwelling: in the nursery
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
passive in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:21 May 1780
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:daughter of banker and merchant
Religion:Quaker
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
sister, Kitty Gurney
Additional Comments:
later Elizabeth Fry
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Pilgrim's Progress
Genre:Other religious
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:22341
Source:Manuscript
Author:Elizabeth Fry
Title:Journal
Location:British Library
Call No:Add Mss 47456
Page/Folio:ff. 58
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Elizabeth Fry, Journal, British Library, Add Mss 47456, ff. 58, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22341, accessed: 03 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None