Record Number: 4267

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

"During the whole time of his [her father's] illness, Mrs Opie assiduously attended him; she had later joined the Quakers, and read to him much in the Bible and other religious books, and his views, on religious subjects, appear to have undergone an entire change. Mr J J Gurney was very frequently with them both."

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

unknown

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Amelia Opie

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

12 Nov 1769

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Father was a physician

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

Presbyterian/ Quaker 1825 onwards

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Dr James Alderson (Amelia's father) and Joseph John Gurney, brother of Elizabeth Fry, a close friend of Amelia's.

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Bible and other religious texts

Genre:

Bible, Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

4267

Source:

Print

Author:

Cecilia Lucy Brightell

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Memorials of the Life of Amelia Opie

Place of Publication:

Norwich

Date of Publication:

1854

Vol:

n/a

Page:

183

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Cecilia Lucy Brightell, Memorials of the Life of Amelia Opie, (Norwich, 1854), p. 183, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4267, accessed: 30 April 2025

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Additional Comments:

None