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

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Record Number: 31044


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Returned Belloc's book on June 4th not got another yet.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Until: 9 Jun 1912

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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:

Mary Ethel Corry Knocker

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1883

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Nurse and midwife

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Hilaire Belloc

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

Borrowed (circulating library)


Source Information:

Record ID:

31044

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Mary Ethel Corry Knocker

Title:

Diary 1912

Location:

Wellcome Library, London

Call No:

GC/258/1

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

Diary entry, 9 June 1912.

Citation:

Mary Ethel Corry Knocker, Diary 1912, Wellcome Library, London, GC/258/1, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31044, accessed: 06 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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