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

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Record Number: 31378


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The last few days have been all the same, Nothing to do but sit around reading and chatting. The weather has changed. It is now pouring with rain.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 26 Mar 1918 and 31 Mar 1918

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Larkhill
county: Wiltshire
specific address: Stonehenge Aerodrome

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:

Leslie Semple

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

11 Jun 1899

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Flight Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Air Service

Religion:

Church of England

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:

unknown unknown

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Ephemera, Unknown

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

31378

Source:

Print

Author:

Clive Semple

Editor:

A. J. Mawby

Title:

Diary of a Night Bomber Pilot in World War I

Place of Publication:

Stroud

Date of Publication:

2008

Vol:

n/a

Page:

136

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Clive Semple, A. J. Mawby (ed.), Diary of a Night Bomber Pilot in World War I, (Stroud, 2008), p. 136, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31378, accessed: 25 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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