Record Number: 8717
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Mary Berry, 'Notes of Early Life': 'My dear grandmother [...] made me read the Psalms and chapters to her every morning; but, as neither explanation nor comment was made upon them, nor their history followed up in any way, I hated the duty and escaped it when I could.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 16 Mar 1763 and 31 Dec 1775
Country:unknown
Timemorning
Place:n/a
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:16 Mar 1763
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:none
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:unknown
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Reader's grandmother
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Psalms and chapters
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:8717
Source:n/a
Editor:Lady Theresa Lewis
Title:Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1865
Vol:1
Page:7
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852, (London, 1865), 1, p. 7, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8717, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None