Record Number: 32986

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

' ... it is raining slightly ... I have almost finished Twelfth Night. Yesterday I saw [Albert] Ball. I asked him how many Boches he had shot down. He said he didnt know. He didnt count them ... He is a dark little man with eyes of fire. I liked him very much. Last night I had dinner with George Lawrence of 70 Squadron. We talked about a lot of things. He likes O. Henry very much. I dont think you need to have travelled to appreciate O. Henry but you need a certain dose of human nature. After dinner we drank Old Brandy till we were senseless.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

1 Oct 1916

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Saint-Omer
other location: Headquarters, Royal Flying Corps

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:

Maurice Baring

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

27 Apr 1874

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Writer

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:

William Shakespeare

Title:

Twelfth Night

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

32986

Source:

Print

Author:

Maurice Baring

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Dear Animated Bust: Letters to Lady Juliet Duff, France, 1915-1918

Place of Publication:

Salisbury

Date of Publication:

1981

Vol:

n/a

Page:

69-70

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Maurice Baring, Dear Animated Bust: Letters to Lady Juliet Duff, France, 1915-1918, (Salisbury, 1981), p. 69-70, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32986, accessed: 20 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None