Record Number: 32919
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘Distant from us by 300 yards … snipers were continually firing, and rockets … lit up the night outside … we had two days like that, and played Auction Bridge, talked, read, smoked and went through a trench mortar strafe together … it is impossible to read much in this new environment. "Antony and Cleopatra" in the dugout and Cobbett’s "Rural Rides" in the vacant spaces before [Le Sart, 25–31 May]—not many of those. O yes, and F. S. Oliver’s "Ordeal by Battle", a striking book.’
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 31 May 1916 and 8 Jun 1916
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:city: Riez Bailleul
county: Nord
other location: dugout
(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:28 Aug 1890
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Private, Gloucestershire Regiment
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
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:Ordeal by Battle
Genre:Essays / Criticism, History, Politics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:32919
Source:Ivor Gurney
Editor:R. K. R. Thornton
Title:Ivor Gurney: Collected Letters
Place of Publication:Manchester
Date of Publication:1991
Vol:n/a
Page:91-2
Additional Comments:
Letter to Catherine Abercrombie June 1916, from trenches at Riez Bailleul.
Citation:
Ivor Gurney, R. K. R. Thornton (ed.), Ivor Gurney: Collected Letters, (Manchester, 1991), p. 91-2, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32919, accessed: 18 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None
