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Record Number: 30898


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'[James] Garvin used very strong words in his article in the "Observer" today, the article was headed "England's Fame or Shame" ... Got the "Times" Sunday edition, the first that has been issued for a long time, there was serious news reported in it.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

2 Aug 1914

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Canterbury
county: Kent

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:

J. P. Lynch

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Doctor

Religion:

Roman Catholic

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

James Louis Garvin

Title:

'England's Fame or Shame', in the 'Observer' (2 August 1914)

Genre:

Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

2 August 1914

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

30898

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

J. P. Lynch

Title:

Captain J. P. Lynch's accounts of his experiences in the First World War

Location:

Wellcome Library, London

Call No:

RAMC/453

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

J. P. Lynch, Captain J. P. Lynch's accounts of his experiences in the First World War , Wellcome Library, London, RAMC/453, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30898, accessed: 17 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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