Record Number: 33666
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'You will be wondering why I am not writing. I have not found the time for several days to write letters. Other things have taken my spare hours, or I have felt tired or lazy ... On Friday night last there was a splendid concert in the hut. It was absolutely fine, and we were laughing nearly all the way through. It was given by men from the Convalescent Camp. They had painted their own scenery ... The Advertisers have arrived alright. Mr Long's articles were very interesting to me. I can't think who that Tompkins was, who was drowned.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:10 Feb 1916
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:city: Wimereux
county: Pas-de-Calais
specific address: Number 5 Convalescent Camp
(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:2 Oct 1887
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Private, Royal Army Medical Corps
Religion:Nonconformist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Ludlow Advertiser and Craven Arms Gazette
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:33666
Source:n/a
Editor:Lyn Dyson
Title:Uncle Tom's Letters: The Letters of Private Thomas Wainwright, 1914-1919
Place of Publication:[Great Britain]
Date of Publication:2013
Vol:n/a
Page:70
Additional Comments:
letter to Gladys Wainwright, 10 February 1916
Citation:
Lyn Dyson (ed.), Uncle Tom's Letters: The Letters of Private Thomas Wainwright, 1914-1919, ([Great Britain], 2013), p. 70, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33666, accessed: 25 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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