Record Number: 22732
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[having been searching for evidence of the truth of Christianity, Johnson] recollecting a Book he had once picked up in the Shop, & again thrown by, entitled De Veritate Relig: & c. he began to think himself highly culpable for neglecting such a means of Information and took himself severely to task for this Sin. The first Opportunity he had of Course he examined the Book with avidity, but finding his Scholarship insufficient for the perusal of it he set his heart at rest it sees, and considered his Conscience as lightened of a Crime'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 18 Sep 1719 and 17 Sep 1720
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Lichfield
county: Staffordshire
specific address: his father's shop
(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:18 Sep 1709
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:later writer
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:De veritate religionis Christianae
Genre:Other religious
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
belonged to his father
Source Information:
Record ID:22732
Source:Hester Lynch Thrale
Editor:Katharine C. Balderston
Title:Thraliana
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1951
Vol:n/a
Page:160
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana, (Oxford, 1951), p. 160, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22732, accessed: 14 January 2025
Additional Comments:
None
