Record Number: 31063
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'As classes were large and teachers few, individual tuition was scant. The three R's were the basic subjects, and scripture study took up a big slice of the time. And through this study I gained the first inklings of sex knowledge. Fascinating as the Old Testament was in the graphic description of battles, murders, and floods, the sex lore of Leviticus was our chief attraction, for it inspired earnest inquiry into the full meaning of adultery, fornication, and childbirth, the information being communicated to each other by gestures and whisperings that cleared up some of the mysteries that puzzled our inquisitive minds.'
Century:1850-1899, 1900-1945
Date:Between 1897 and 1904
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Birmingham
county: West Midlands
specific address: St James's Church School
(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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:17 Feb 1892
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:Child
Religion:n/a
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:Leviticus
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:31063
Source:Vero Walter Garratt
Editor:n/a
Title:A Man in the Street
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1939
Vol:n/a
Page:20
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Vero Walter Garratt, A Man in the Street, (London, 1939), n/a, p. 20, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31063, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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