Record Number: 29199
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I've read so many descriptions in newspapers of the ruin and desolation caused in this war. Famous literary men have tried their powers of description and All (with the possible exception of Gilbert Frankau) have failed to convey the repulsiveness and awfulness of the scene. The Ecole was one of these places - That's all!'
Century:1900-1945
Date:unknown
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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:1896
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Second Lieutenant, 11th Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:n/a
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:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:29199
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Digitized version of manuscript.
Additional Information:
The Diaries of Robert Lindsay Mackay, online at http://www.firstworldwar.com/diaries/rlm4.htm.
Citation:
Digitized version of manuscript., http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29199, accessed: 12 October 2024
Additional Comments:
It is unclear from the source document whether the observation was written on 1 August 1917, or was a later interpolation by the author added after the war.
