Record Number: 3990
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
" He [Father] presented to me a copy of Dean Alford's edition of the Greek New Testament, in four great volumes, and these he had so magnificently bound in full morocco that the work shone only poor [on my] shelf of sixpenny poets like a duchess among dairy-maids. He extracted from me a written promise that I would translate and meditate upon a portion of the Greek text every morning before I started for business. This promise I presently failed to keep, my good intentions being undermined by an invincible ennui."
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1866 and 31 Dec 1866
Country:England
Timemorning: morning
Place:city: London
location in dwelling: lodgings in London
(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:1849
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:son of zoological writer
Religion:Plymouth Brethren
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:Greek New Testament
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsin Greek
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:3990
Source:Edmund Gosse
Editor:n/a
Title:Father and Son : a study of two temperments
Place of Publication:Keele
Date of Publication:1994
Vol:n/a
Page:202
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Edmund Gosse, Father and Son : a study of two temperments, (Keele, 1994), p. 202, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3990, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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