Record Number: 32077

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In afternoon Linder and I went to AVESNES to buy books and wine. Home by a very swift French car which put the wind up us both.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

11 Sep 1917

Country:

France

Time

afternoon

Place:

city: Avesnes

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:

Martin Wentworth Littlewood

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

32077

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:

36

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, 36, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32077, accessed: 06 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

While not a reading experience per se, this entry has been added because it provides evidence for officers' book-buying habits on active service. The elite nature of this experience is evident in the other commodities bought alongside the books (French wine) and in the use of a private motor vehicle to convey the purchases home.