Record Number: 33060

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'One other item of news I must not forget to tell you. Aylwin came. I read it (in the trenches, of all incongruous places) and it conquered me. I've nothing at all to say against it and much to praise it for ... I must thank you for finally driving me to such delight.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 10 Jun 1917 and 17 Jun 1917

Country:

France

Time

afternoon

Place:

other location: trenches

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:

Herbert Edward Read

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

4 Dec 1893

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Second Lieutenant, Yorkshire Regiment

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:

Theodore Watts-Dunton

Title:

Aylwin

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

33060

Source:

Print

Author:

Herbert Read

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Contrary Experience: Autobiographies

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1963

Vol:

n/a

Page:

98-9

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Herbert Read, The Contrary Experience: Autobiographies, (London, 1963), p. 98-9, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33060, accessed: 19 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None