Record Number: 1563
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Statement of a juvenile offender: "I have been twice in prison. I was only in Liverpool two days. I came from Manchester to the races; I had no work. I have been at all the theatres... I have robbed my parents to satisfy my desire to go to the theatres; ...I have seen 'Jack Sheppard' performed; I think it will be the means of inducing boys to copy his tricks. I have read his life; many boys have it."
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1830 and 31 Dec 1841
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:1822
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:juvenile offender
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:Jack Sheppard
Genre:Fiction, History, crime
Form of Text:Print: Book, Serial / periodical, read as numbers or volume?
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:1563
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Parliamentary Papers, Select Committee on Criminal and Destitute Juveniles [Commons] 1852 (facsimile edn Irish University Press, Shannon, 1970), p. 414
Additional Information:
Appendix no.2: Juvenile Delinquency, Liverpool: Extract from the Sixth Report of the Inspectors of Prisons, Northern and Eastern District, 1841
Citation:
Parliamentary Papers, Select Committee on Criminal and Destitute Juveniles [Commons] 1852 (facsimile edn Irish University Press, Shannon, 1970), p. 414, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1563, accessed: 30 December 2024
Additional Comments:
None
