Record Number: 22585
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'there came out a Pamphlet setting forth the Felicity & Benefit of a numerous Offspring; some Arch Body of his acquaintance sent it to Dr Stonehouse in a Joke; he read it, and profess'd himself so changed in his Opinion, & so convinced by the Arguments of the Writer that he was now perfectly delighted to see his Wife with Child every Year after he had so complained of his nine Young ones. - The Characteristick of this Man's Mind seems to be ductility'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 30 Jun 1777
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Timen/a
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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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:clergyman and medical man
Religion:Methodist
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[pamphlet on benefits of children]
Genre:Social Science, Medicine
Form of Text:Print: Pamphlet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
sent to him by a friend
Source Information:
Record ID:22585
Source:Hester Lynch Thrale
Editor:Katharine C. Balderston
Title:Thraliana
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1951
Vol:I
Page:94
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana, (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 94, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22585, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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