Record Number: 6849
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'One of my aunts, living some two miles away, I discovered had a copy of Bunyan's immortal dream. The Bible and the pilgrim. Bunyan, for some reason, probably because of the great esteem in which it was held, was hidden away in a drawer, and my aunt was disinclined to let me take the book away with me, but she gladly gave me permission to read it at her house. As my visits were few, I had to read it by snatches. Ultimately I read it all, some portions many times over, with intense delight, though I fear with no great spiritual profit.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1850 and 31 Dec 1850
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Northumberland or Durham?
location in dwelling: at his aunt's house
(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:12 Nov 1837
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:Pitman, later MP
Religion:Methodist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Pilgrim's Progress
Genre:Other religious, Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (private library)
from an aunt
Source Information:
Record ID:6849
Source:Thomas Burt
Editor:n/a
Title:Thomas Burt, M. P., D. C. L., pitman & privy councillor : an autobiography
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1924
Vol:n/a
Page:115
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Burt, Thomas Burt, M. P., D. C. L., pitman & privy councillor : an autobiography, (London, 1924), p. 115, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6849, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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