Record Number: 11210
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Recieved a letter & present of books from Lord Radstock containing Hannah Moores "Spirit of Prayer" - Bp Wilsons "Maxims", Burnets "Life of God in the Soul of Man" - "A New Manual of Prayer" and Watsons "Answer to Paine" - a quiet unaffected defence of the Bible [...] I have not read Tom Paine but I have always [...] a low blackguard'
Century:1800-1849
Date:17 Mar 1825
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:location in dwelling: at home
Type of Experience(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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:14 Jul 1793
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (agricultural)
Occupation:poet/natural history author
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:An Apology for the Bible, in a Series of Letters
Genre:Other religious
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:11210
Source:John Clare
Editor:Margaret Grainger
Title:The Natural History Prose Writings of John Clare
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1983
Vol:n/a
Page:230
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
John Clare, Margaret Grainger (ed.), The Natural History Prose Writings of John Clare, (Oxford, 1983), p. 230, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11210, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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