Record Number: 12410
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'From this time [7pm] till nine o'clock, the prisoners are allowed to read such books as they may have obtained from the library. To show us that the men were generally so occupied, the officer who had attended us throughout the day now led us from cell to cell, and drew aside the small metal screen that hung down before the little peep hole in each door, when, on looking through it, we found almost every prisoner whom we peeped in upon seated close to the gas-light, and busily engaged in persuing either some book or periodical that was spread out before him.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1860 and 31 Dec 1862
Country:England
Timeevening: between 7pm and 9pm
Place:city: London
specific address: Pentonville Prison
other location: in their cells
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reading Group:prisoners at Pentonville prison
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:prisoners
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book, Serial / periodical
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (institution library)
prison library
Source Information:
Record ID:12410
Source:Henry Mayhew
Editor:n/a
Title:The Criminal Prisons of London
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1862
Vol:n/a
Page:160
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Henry Mayhew, The Criminal Prisons of London, (London, 1862), p. 160, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12410, accessed: 24 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None
