Record Number: 29768
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Tom Sawyer’s ingenious antics are at present my principal book and bible. I have also found a red 6/- novel called “Impertinent Reflections”, which might fill up any odd minutes — if any.’
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between Sep 1916 and 6 Oct 1916
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:city: Thiepval
county: Somme
specific address: 11th Royal Sussex Regiment Battalion HQ, Mailly
(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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1 Nov 1896
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Army Officer and Poet
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Genre:Fiction, Children's Lit
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:29768
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Digitised handwritten letter from The First World War Poetry Digital Archive, University of Oxford (www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit); © [The Edmund Blunden Literary Estate] http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/9403
Additional Information:
Letter from Edmund Blunden to his sister Charlotte Blunden, dated 6-7 October 1916, Thiepval (Somme)
Citation:
Digitised handwritten letter from The First World War Poetry Digital Archive, University of Oxford (www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit); © [The Edmund Blunden Literary Estate] http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/9403 , http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29768, accessed: 20 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Date range of reading experience approximate, but assumes reader received his mail and read newspapers on returning from the trenches on the Somme.
