Record Number: 15344

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Details of prisoners committed with history of insanity: (presented in tabular form) Reg. no. 240: 'Sister a lunatic. Most ignorant on committal. Learnt to read and committed to memory three of the Gospels and several chapters of the Old Testament. Imprisoned six months.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Oct 1844 and 12 Oct 1845

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Reading Gaol
other location: in his cell

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

anon [240]

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Labourer (non-agricultural)

Occupation:

prisoner

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

Bible

Genre:

Bible

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (institution library)
prison issue

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Source Information:

Record ID:

15344

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

John Field

Title:

Annual Report to the Quarter Sessions, 13 October 1845

Location:

Berkshire Record Office

Call No:

Q/ SO 20

Page/Folio:

ff.260-261

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

John Field, Annual Report to the Quarter Sessions, 13 October 1845, Berkshire Record Office, Q/ SO 20, ff.260-261, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=15344, accessed: 21 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None