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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Record Number: 6065


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

" ... Lady Anne [Clifford] ... read Robert Parsons's Resolutions, Thomas Sorocold's Supplications of Saints, a 'lady's book of praise of a solitary life,' and a 'book of the preparation to the sacrament.'"

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

unknown

Country:

n/a

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Lady Anne Clifford

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Thomas Sorocold

Title:

Supplications of Saints; A booke of prayers: ... Wherein are three most excellent prayers made by Queene Elizabeth

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

6065

Source:

Print

Author:

Suzanne W. Hull

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Chaste, Silent, and Obedient: English Books for Women 1475-1640

Place of Publication:

San Marino

Date of Publication:

1988

Vol:

n/a

Page:

103

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Suzanne W. Hull, Chaste, Silent, and Obedient: English Books for Women 1475-1640, (San Marino, 1988), p. 103, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6065, accessed: 14 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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