Record Number: 31187

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The routine of every day was precisely the same. We were wakened at five, and the coffee for breakfast was provided at half-past ... After dressing, and performing the menial duties of the day, there came the most trying part, waiting for the long hours of the morning to pass by. I used to attempt to learn German words out of a dictionary, and to draw anatomical diagrams from memory, for after a few days we were permitted some paper and a pencil.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 21 Aug 1914 and 8 Sep 1914

Country:

Germany

Time

morning

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:

[German-English Grammar]

Genre:

Textbook / self-education

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

31187

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:

64

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

L. J. Austin, My Experiences as a German Prisoner, (London, 1915), p. 64, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31187, accessed: 19 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None