Record Number: 29238

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'January 3rd. Cloudy day. Went with Col Pasteurs to look over the French Hospital at the Imperial Hotel. Read the "Decline and Fall" all afternoon and evening.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

3 Jan 1918

Country:

France

Time

afternoon
evening

Place:

city: Menton

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:

Martin Wentworth Littlewood

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1888

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Medical Officer, 45th Field Ambulance, 15th Division

Religion:

n/a

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:

Edward Gibbon

Title:

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Genre:

Classics, History, Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29238

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Martin W. Littlewood

Title:

War Diary of Captain Martin W. Littlewood, 45th Field Ambulance, 15th Division

Location:

Wellcome Library, London

Call No:

MS8026

Page/Folio:

45

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Martin W. Littlewood, War Diary of Captain Martin W. Littlewood, 45th Field Ambulance, 15th Division, Wellcome Library, London, MS8026, 45, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29238, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None