Record Number: 13886
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"I go on Merrily with my Greek & Latin; am very sorry that I did not begin to learn languages early in life as I find it very Easy; am now learning my Hebrew [ABC]. I read Greek as fluently as an Oxford scholar & the Testament is my chief master: astonishing indeed is the English Translation, it is almost word for word & if the Hebrew Bible is as well translated... we need not doubt of its having been translated as well as written by the Holy Ghost." Letter 43 to James Blake 30th Jan 1803
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Surrey
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:28 Nov 1757
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Engraver and Poet
Religion:non-Conformist
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:The New Testament
Genre:Bible, in Hebrew and English
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsHebrew and English Translation of New Testament
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:13886
Source:William Blake
Editor:Geoffrey Keynes
Title:The Letters of William Blake: with related documents
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
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Page:41
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
William Blake, Geoffrey Keynes (ed.), The Letters of William Blake: with related documents, (Oxford, 1980), p. 41, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13886, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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