Record Number: 30387

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Read "The Coryston Family". Was again fitted with a uniform. Wrote to Mrs Davies.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

24 Nov 1917

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Rednal, Birmingham
county: West Midlands
specific address: 1st Birmingham War Hospital

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

John Frederick William Dunn

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

n/a

Date of Birth:

20 Feb 1894

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Lance Corporal, 7th Field Ambulance, 2nd Australian Division, AIF

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Australia

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Mrs Humphry Ward

Title:

The Coryston Family

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30387

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

John Frederick William Dunn

Title:

Diaries of John Frederick William Dunn

Location:

State Library of South Australia

Call No:

D7414(L)

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

John Frederick William Dunn, Diaries of John Frederick William Dunn, State Library of South Australia, D7414(L), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30387, accessed: 02 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None