Record Number: 22423

---

Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Last sixth day a very interesting time at Newgate, numbers there, clergy, some nobility, a sheriff, [underline] many [end underline] ladies, gentlemen and friends. It was a solemn time, the fear of man much taken away; I had after Reading to speak to them, and pray for them'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

7 May 1828

Country:

England

Time

daytime

Place:

city: London
specific address: Newgate Gaol
other location: prison

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

---

Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Elizabeth Fry

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

21 May 1780

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

wife of merchant

Religion:

Quaker

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

prisoners (female), clergy, ladies, some nobility, gentlemen, friends

Additional Comments:

n/a

---

Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

Bible

Genre:

Bible

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

---

Source Information:

Record ID:

22423

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Elizabeth Fry

Title:

Journal

Location:

British Library

Call No:

Add Mss 47457

Page/Folio:

ff. 60

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Elizabeth Fry, Journal, British Library, Add Mss 47457, ff. 60, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22423, accessed: 21 December 2024

---

Additional Comments:

None