Record Number: 22447
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'New Years Day - fourteen children to dine with us - had meant to read them my concentrated journal of the year; but courage failed me ... Since, I have read my journal to almost all of them who are round us'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1836 and 5 Jan 1836
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London, West Ham
specific address: The Cedars, Upton Lane
location in dwelling
(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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:21 May 1780
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:wife of merchant
Religion:Quaker
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
children
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Journal
Genre:Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text:Manuscript: Codex
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:22447
Source:Manuscript
Author:Elizabeth Fry
Title:Journal
Location:British Library
Call No:Add Mss 47457
Page/Folio:ff. 166
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Elizabeth Fry, Journal, British Library, Add Mss 47457, ff. 166, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22447, accessed: 25 May 2024
Additional Comments:
None