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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Record Number: 30894


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Gradually, very gradually, Australians will realize what they owe to England. How all my English blood courses through my veins when I read of England's responses to the great call! It is true of course that Australians are joining the colours here, but the majority are either of the well-to-do classes, or else recent immigrants.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Nov 1914

Country:

Australia

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Melbourne

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Kenneth Julian Faithfull Bickersteth

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

5 Jul 1885

Socio-Economic Group:

Clergy (includes all denominations)

Occupation:

Chaplain

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Australia

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown unknown

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: NewspaperUnknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

30894

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

John Bickersteth

Title:

The Bickersteth Diaries: 1914-1918

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1995

Vol:

n/a

Page:

14

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

John Bickersteth (ed.), The Bickersteth Diaries: 1914-1918, (London, 1995), n/a, p. 14, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30894, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

From the context of Bickersteth's comments, it would seem that newspapers are the most likely source of his reading.

   
   
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