Record Number: 8267
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'William Dodd [...] exposed to the full impact of the [eighteenth/nineteenth-century] factory system, found that once he had begun to read books on "several branches of natural and experimental philosophy", much else began to become clear: "in proportion as the truths of science were unfolded to my wondering sight, and the mists of ignorance chased from my mind, so the horrors of my situation became daily more and more apparent"'.
Century:1700-1799, 1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Unknown
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:Spinner
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
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Genre:Philosophy, Science, Natural history
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:8267
Source:David Vincent
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Title:Bread, Knowledge and Freedom: A Study of Nineteenth-Century Working Class Autobiography
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1981
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Page:174
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Citation:
David Vincent, Bread, Knowledge and Freedom: A Study of Nineteenth-Century Working Class Autobiography, (London, 1981), p. 174, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8267, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Quotation from William Dodd, A Narrative of the Experiences and Sufferings, Wiliam Dodd, A Factory Cripple, Written by Himself (London, 1841) p.19.