Record Number: 12203
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'a Bible lying near her, she took it up, and opened it in the presence of the Company, who observing what place it was openend at, they found it to be the seventeenth chapter of the Gospel according to St. Matthew: this chapter she seemed to read over to her self with a buzzing Noise, pointing to every Verse and Line with her Finger.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Wapping
location in dwelling: indoors
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Protestant
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Family, visitors
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Gospel
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:12203
Source:Richard Dirby
Editor:n/a
Title:Dreadful news from Wapping; being a further relation of the sad and miserable condition of Sarah Bower
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1693
Vol:n/a
Page:8
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Richard Dirby, Dreadful news from Wapping; being a further relation of the sad and miserable condition of Sarah Bower, (London, 1693), p. 8, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12203, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None