Record Number: 25267
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'After Lights Out, Bayley reads a poem - anonymous. "J'y suis, j'y reste" about the war in Malaya. It is good and comprehensive. I disagree with the part, which mentions rape and looting by our troops. I have never heard of rape by them, but looting - ye gods - they were past masters'
Century:1900-1945
Date:7 May 1942
Country:Malaysia
Timeevening
Place:city: Singapore
specific address: Changi
other location: prisoner of war camp
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Listener: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1 Mar 1890
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Chief surveyor in Colonial Service
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Malaysia
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:J'y suis, J'y reste
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenancereading group
Source Information:
Record ID:25267
Source:Tom Kitching
Editor:n/a
Title:Life and Death in Changi
Place of Publication:Perth
Date of Publication:1998
Vol:n/a
Page:91
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Tom Kitching, Life and Death in Changi, (Perth, 1998), p. 91, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25267, accessed: 08 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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