Record Number: 12701
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I often found peace in the pages of Ecclesiastes or Isaiah, or in the writings of men whom Barry has described as the heralds of revolt - John Inglesant, George Eliot, Carlyle, Heine, Loti, Nietzsche, etc. But in time even literature palls.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1913 and 31 Dec 1913
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Oxford
specific address: Oxford Gaol
other location: in his prison cell
(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:27 Feb 1885
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:son of master craftsman, habitual criminal
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (institution library)
prison library
Source Information:
Record ID:12701
Source:Stuart Wood
Editor:n/a
Title:Shades of the prison house: A personal memoir
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1932
Vol:n/a
Page:244
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Stuart Wood, Shades of the prison house: A personal memoir, (London, 1932), p. 244, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12701, accessed: 10 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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