Record Number: 7549
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[When in hospital in Renfrew, Canada, W.H. Davies] 'commented on the inappropriateness of some of the reading matter supplied him - "Freddie's Friend", "Little Billie's Button", "Sally's Sacrifice".'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between Mar 1899 and Apr 1899
Country:Canada
Timen/a
Place:city: Renfrew
specific address: hospital
(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:3 Jul 1871
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:vagrant, later poet
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:Wales
Country of Experience:Canada
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Little Billie's Button
Genre:Fiction, Children's Lit
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:7549
Source:Richard J. Stonesifer
Editor:n/a
Title:W.H. Davies: A Critical Biography
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1963
Vol:n/a
Page:41
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Richard J. Stonesifer, W.H. Davies: A Critical Biography, (London, 1963), p. 41, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7549, accessed: 07 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None