Record Number: 34014
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
I have just read a 1/- book — History of our own Times 1885-1913. It is a kind of Lords Modern Europe written in a somewhat different style and embracing the whole world. Its observations on the improbability of war are very amusing — seeing what we have seen.
Century:1900-1945
Date:14 Jun 1918
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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:24 Jan 1892
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Captain, 1/5 Battalion, Kings Own Royal Lancashire Regiment
Religion:Church of England
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:History of Our Time, 1885-1913
Genre:History, Politics
Form of Text:Publication Details
London: Williams and Norgate, 1913. Price: 1/-
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:34014
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Letters by Arthur Harry Morris 1918-1920. All letters available online at mormedmat.blogspot.com
Additional Information:
Letter from Arthur Morris to his mother Alice Morris, née Edwards. Dated June 14th 1918. Letter written somewhere on the Western Front.
Citation:
Letters by Arthur Harry Morris 1918-1920. All letters available online at mormedmat.blogspot.com, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=34014, accessed: 23 April 2024
Additional Comments:
The title of the book is misquoted in the letter.
