Record Number: 31009

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'A most refreshing and quiet day in Makindye — did not even go to church. Got 9 letters written[;] in the aft. sat on the hill side and read to K. [Katharine Cook] Jowett's Things that matter most.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

19 Dec 1915

Country:

Uganda

Time

afternoon

Place:

city: Makindye, near Kampala

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Albert Ruskin Cook

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

2 Mar 1870

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Medical Missionary, Church Missionary Society

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Uganda

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

Katharine Cook.

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Henry Jowett

Title:

Things That Matter Most: Devotional Readings

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: BookManuscript: Telegraph cable

Publication Details

London, 1913.

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

31009

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Albert Ruskin Cook

Title:

Diary 1915

Location:

Wellcome Library, London

Call No:

PP/COO/G30

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

Diary entry, 19 December 1915.

Citation:

Albert Ruskin Cook, Diary 1915, Wellcome Library, London, PP/COO/G30, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31009, accessed: 16 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None