Record Number: 31394
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Thanks so much for your two letters & the copies of "Flying" books — very good. I am afraid I didn't think much of Boyd Cable's story "Quick Work". The maniac of a pilot he describes as his hero would have been shot down at once! He did the very worst possible thing — diving away from a Hun! ... I do wish people like Boyd Cable would not show their ignorance by trying to write about flying! The best article was "Impressions of Leave" which was priceless. The story "Eighteen" was unnecessarily lugubrious.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1918 and 9 Jan 1918
Country:France
Timemorning
afternoon
city: Bailleul
specific address: Bailleul Aerodrome
(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: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:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:'Impressions of Leave'
Genre:Fiction, Short story
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:31394
Source: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:131
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Christopher M. Burgess, The Diary and Letters of a World War I Fighter Pilot, (Barnsley, 2008), p. 131, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31394, accessed: 25 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Knocker's comments indicate that he read this as a magazine article. It has not been possible to trace title or bibliographical data for this item.
