Record Number: 33674

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Each night when I lie down I read a book until lights go out. Am reading the end of one called "By the Gods Beloved" by Baroness Orczy. Last night I slept poorly and so did many of my mates, for it was bitter cold and draughty.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

16 Feb 1918

Country:

France

Time

n/anight

Place:

city: Wimereux
county: Pas-de-Calais
specific address: Rawal Pindi British General Hospital

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:

Thomas Wainwright

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Emmuska, Baroness Orczy

Title:

By the Gods Beloved

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (institution library)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

33674

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

135

Additional Comments:

letter to parents, 16 February 1918

Citation:

Lyn Dyson (ed.), Uncle Tom's Letters: The Letters of Private Thomas Wainwright, 1914-1919, ([Great Britain], 2013), p. 135, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33674, accessed: 26 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None