Record Number: 32075
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Two letters from home ... Explored cellars and caves with Okell ... Search shop above and find volumes of "Lisez[?] moi."'
Century:1900-1945
Date:6 Apr 1917
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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:1888
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Medical Officer, 45th Field Ambulance, 15th Division
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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:?Le "Lisez Moi" Historique Historia
Genre:History, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication Detailsn/a
ProvenanceFound
Source Information:
Record ID:32075
Source:Manuscript
Author:Martin Wentworth Littlewood
Title:War Diary of Captain Martin W. Littlewood, 45th Field Ambulance, 15th Division
Location:Wellcome Library, London
Call No:MS 8026
Page/Folio:10
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Martin Wentworth Littlewood, War Diary of Captain Martin W. Littlewood, 45th Field Ambulance, 15th Division, Wellcome Library, London, MS 8026, 10, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32075, accessed: 20 September 2024
Additional Comments:
The identity of the text is speculative; however, from the context it is clear that Littlewood had found runs of some form of French periodical.