Record Number: 6623
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'With the Old Testament, I got on very well; but I was amazed at the difficulty with the New. I knew it to be of so much more value and importance than the Old, that I could not account for the small number of cut and dry commands.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 12 Jun 1810 and 11 Jun 1811
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Norwich
county: Norfolk
(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:Female
Date of Birth:12 Jun 1802
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
child of manufacturer
child
Religion:Unitarian Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Old and New Testament
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6623
Source:Harriet Martineau
Editor:n/a
Title:Harriet Martineau's Autobiography
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1877
Vol:1
Page:35
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography, (London, 1877), 1, p. 35, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6623, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None