File:Mary Jones walking two miles to read a Bible.jpg

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Mary Jones as a young girl, walking two miles read from a Bible in a farm near her home.

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English: Mary Jones (1784–1864) as a young girl, walking two miles read from a Bible in a farm near her home. She later became famous for walking to Bala in Wales to buy a Bible.
Illustration from the 1919 edition of The story of Mary Jones and her Bible by Mary Emily Ropes. Initial letter 'M' at the start of chapter IV.
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Source Illustration from Ropes, Mary Emily. The story of Mary Jones and her Bible. (1919 edition) p53. London: British and Foreign Bible Society. OL 24194984M
Obtained from https://archive.org/details/storyofmaryjones00rope
Author Anonymous illustrator. Illustrator not credited in the book, and a Google search does not reveal it.

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