Record Number: 32795
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'One sat or stood waiting, humbly, through hours which scarcely melted, for something to happen, something which would bring this eternity to a conclusion: but, one felt, there would be no end. Beset by the aromas of humanity, German and British, cooking, and foreign cigars ... I tried to read Jude the Obscure, and found the tragedy of the young craftsman extravagantly mawkish beside the long crucifixion of the men in the front line. Above our head five tanks petered out and stuck immovable in the mud. Their presence induced an extra jointure of shells from the distance.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 19 Nov 1916 and 26 Nov 1916
Country:France
Timedaytime
Place:city: Beaumont-Hamel
other location: trenches
(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:11 Sep 1889
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Second Lieutenant, 13th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
Religion:Church of England
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:Jude the Obscure
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:32795
Source:Guy Chapman
Editor:n/a
Title:A Passionate Prodigality: Fragments of Autobiography
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1933
Vol:n/a
Page:162-3
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Guy Chapman, A Passionate Prodigality: Fragments of Autobiography, (London, 1933), p. 162-3, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32795, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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