Record Number: 25823
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Note Baxter's opinion in describing George Lawson: "the ablest man of them all, or of almost any I know in England, especially by the advantage of his age and very hard studies and methodological head, but above all by his great skill in politicks, wherein he is most exact, and which contributeth not a little to the understanding of Divinity."'
Century:1800-1849
Date:14 May 1843
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:8 Feb 1819
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:art critic and social critic
Religion:Church of England (evangelical)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Life and Times of Richard Baxter
Genre:History, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:25823
Source:John Ruskin
Editor:Joan Evans
Title:The diaries of John Ruskin
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1956
Vol:1
Page:246
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
John Ruskin, Joan Evans (ed.), The diaries of John Ruskin, (Oxford, 1956), 1, p. 246, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25823, accessed: 18 July 2024
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