Record Number: 33326

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I woke up feeling extremely bored with life ... it was a foul day, like yesterday. I did exactly the same things ... During the forenoon the sea gave signs of going down much to my disgust, as I am enjoying myself immensely as I am. We had lunch at 12.0, & I started another magazine in the afternoon. I really must remember to send home for some books.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

15 Dec 1914

Country:

Scotland

Time

afternoon

Place:

city: Kirkwall
county: Orkney Islands
specific address: Scapa Flow Naval Base
location in dwelling: Gun room
other location: HMS Emperor of India

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:

Leslie Richard Romer

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

18 Jun 1898

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Midshipman, Royal Navy

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Scotland

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Anon Anon

Title:

[unknown]

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

33326

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Leslie Richard Romer

Title:

Diary Kept by L. R. Romer, 1914

Location:

National Maritime Museum

Call No:

MSS/74/121

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

Diary entry for 15 December 1914

Citation:

Leslie Richard Romer, Diary Kept by L. R. Romer, 1914, National Maritime Museum, MSS/74/121, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33326, accessed: 25 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None