Record Number: 5681

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

[Entry from Commonplace Book]: 'Christianity, diffusion of, assisted by the general scepticism of the pagan world combined with the necessity of some belief in the vulgar mind. Gibbon. Roman Empire, Vol 2, Ch 15, pp. 205-6'.

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1859 and 1863

Country:

Australia

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:

Edward Davy Harrop

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1836

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Bank Manager

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Australia

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Edward Gibbon

Title:

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Genre:

History

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

London: Thomas Cadell, 1838.

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

5681

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Edward Davy Harrop

Title:

Common Place Book. Index Rerum.

Location:

Woolmers Estate, Longford, Tasmania, Australia

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

Commonplace book of Edward Davy Harrop, held at Woolmers Estate in Longford, Tasmania. It contains 149 entries, alphabetically arranged by key words (here 'Christianity').

Citation:

Edward Davy Harrop, Common Place Book. Index Rerum., Woolmers Estate, Longford, Tasmania, Australia, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5681, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

Edward Davy Harrop was b. 1836, Manchester, d. 1891 Launceston. Married and emigrated ca.1857, bank manager.