Record Number: 31184
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Erich had a little book which he greatly valued. In order to cheer my captivity he showed this book to me. When I saw the way Erich used to linger over its pages at night before going to sleep I thought that it was some pious work given him by his mother before he left the Fatherland. When he showed it to me I found that it was pornographic. The text was meaningless to me, as Erich regretfully acknowledged, but, he indicated, brightening considerably, the illustrations were indeed realistic.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Nov 1917
Country:Irish Sea
Timen/a
Place:other location: on board submarine
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1898
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Wireless Operator, Merchant Navy
Religion:Roman Catholic
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Irish Sea
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[German pornography]
Genre:Ephemera, Pornography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsin German
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:31184
Source:Desmond Malone
Editor:n/a
Title:The Last Landfall
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1936
Vol:n/a
Page:239
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Desmond Malone, The Last Landfall, (London, 1936), p. 239, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31184, accessed: 07 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None