Record Number: 31390

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Thanks so much for your letter & the little Book. (The Vision Splendid by John Oxenham) That was a ripping little poem wasn't it? I guess it's just about right!'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

31 Dec 1917

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Bailleul
specific address: Bailleul 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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Guy Mainwaring Knocker

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

14 Aug 1899

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Second Lieutenant, 65 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

France

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Oxenham (pseud.)

Title:

The Vision Splendid

Genre:

Other religious, Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

First published 1917.

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

31390

Source:

Print

Author:

Christopher M. Burgess

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Diary and Letters of a World War I Fighter Pilot

Place of Publication:

Barnsley

Date of Publication:

2008

Vol:

n/a

Page:

122

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Christopher M. Burgess, The Diary and Letters of a World War I Fighter Pilot, (Barnsley, 2008), p. 122, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31390, accessed: 30 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None