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Record Number: 32213


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Jack read in the evening — I managed to get a look at the budget.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

4 Jan 1914

Country:

Wales

Time

evening

Place:

city: Tregaron
specific address: Trecefel farm

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:

Anne Jenkins

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

30 Dec 1864

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Farmer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Wales

Country of Experience:

Wales

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Budget

Genre:

Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

32213

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Anne Jenkins

Title:

Diary 1915

Location:

National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth

Call No:

A/28

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Anne Jenkins, Diary 1915, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, A/28, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32213, accessed: 02 June 2024


Additional Comments:

I have been unable to trace a Welsh newspaper of this name for this time period. It is possible that the title refers to the "War Budget" or "Illustrated War Budget," both of which were in production at this time.

   
   
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