Record Number: 20993
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In this state of affairs I sent to my late partners for Secker's Lectures on the Catechism, Gilpin's Lectures on the same, Wilson's Sermons, 4vols. and Gilpin's Sermons. These are very plain discourses, easy to be understood, and calculated to leave a very lasting impression on the mind. These excellent sermons Mrs L and I read together . . .'
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Alveston
county: Gloucestershire
(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: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Unknown
Date of Birth:31 Aug 1746
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:retired bookseller
Religion:Methodist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Lackington read with (and for) his wife
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Lectures on the Catechism of the Church of England
Genre:Other religious
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:20993
Source:James Lackington
Editor:n/a
Title:The Confessions of J. Lackington
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1804
Vol:n/a
Page:52
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Lackington, The Confessions of J. Lackington, (London, 1804), p. 52, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20993, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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