Record Number: 28539

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'very clever, useful, & searching, but obscure, uphill, & with the great disadvantage of long dialogues with the part of the objector stated by the author who means to confute him. He full however admits the difficulty of all religion — It has made me wish to read the Analogy'.

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

13 Dec 1852

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

county: Yorkshire
specific address: Castle Howard

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

G. W. F. Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

18 Apr 1802

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Aristocrat and Politician

Religion:

Liberal Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Henry Rogers

Title:

The Eclipse of Faith

Genre:

Other religious, History

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

28539

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth

Title:

Carlisle MSS

Location:

Castle Howard

Call No:

J19/8/30

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

Diary entry for December 13th 1852

Citation:

G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth, Carlisle MSS, Castle Howard, J19/8/30, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28539, accessed: 14 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None