Record Number: 12439
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Juvenile schoolroom at Holloway Prison: 'Mr Barre, the teacher, [was] busy with a class of boys, who were reading their primers. The lessons consisted of monosyllables, such as "They walk by faith and not by sight"... The teacher was seated in his uniform by a table, with a class of half a dozen boys ranged on a form before him. Some were writing on their slates, while others were reading. Sometimes they read together, and at other times one boy read by himself... After hearing them read for some time, the teacher exercised them in simple questions of mental arithmetic...'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1860 and 31 Dec 1862
Country:England
Timedaytime
Place:city: London
specific address: Holloway Prison
other location: schoolroom
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
passive reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reading Group:juvenile male prisoners at Holloway
Age:Child (0-17)
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
teacher Mr Barre and other juvenile male prisoners
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Other religious, Education, Textbook / self-education, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (institution library)
Source Information:
Record ID:12439
Source:Henry Mayhew
Editor:n/a
Title:The Criminal Prisons of London
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1862
Vol:n/a
Page:559
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Henry Mayhew, The Criminal Prisons of London, (London, 1862), p. 559, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12439, accessed: 24 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None
