Record Number: 31185

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'During the whole of my stay I continually asked to be allowed to have English books, but apart from one small, rather sloppy novel I was only permitted a German-English grammar. As I did not know even the shape of the German letters this book was of very little use to me, but the small dictionary at the end was useful in making up conversation with the jailers.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 21 Aug 1914 and 8 Sep 1914

Country:

Germany

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Cologne
specific address: Schnurgasse (Military Prison)

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Lorimer John Austin

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

20 Sep 1880

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Surgeon, British Red Cross Society

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Germany

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown unknown

Title:

["small, rather sloppy novel"]

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

31185

Source:

Print

Author:

L. J. Austin

Editor:

n/a

Title:

My Experiences as a German Prisoner

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1915

Vol:

n/a

Page:

58

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

L. J. Austin, My Experiences as a German Prisoner, (London, 1915), p. 58, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31185, accessed: 24 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None