Record Number: 21155
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'At this time it appears from his "Prayers and Meditations," that he had been more than commonly diligent in religious duties, particularly in reading the Holy Scriptures'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 18 Apr 1772 and 31 Dec 1791
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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:29 Oct 1740
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer and lawyer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:n/a
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Prayers and Meditations
Genre:Other religious
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
probably owned or accessed after Johnson's death
Source Information:
Record ID:21155
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:491
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 491, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21155, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.