Record Number: 6210
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"Francis Bishop [a member of the preacher John Rogers's Dublin congregation in the early 1650s], condemned to be shot, 'turned open the Bible' and read a passage enjoining him to trust in God; when he resolved to do so, he was freed."
Century:1600-1699
Date:unknown
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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:Unknown
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:convict
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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:The Bible
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6210
Source:Adrian Johns
Editor:n/a
Title:The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making
Place of Publication:Chicago
Date of Publication:1998
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Page:412
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Adrian Johns, The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making, (Chicago, 1998), p. 412, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6210, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Anecdote from John Rogers, Ohel or Beth-shemesh (London, 1653).