Record Number: 29378

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I read the whole of Swiss Family Robinson, and was not deterred by the bloodstain which had obliterated half the print on a page in the middle of the book, at the point where Ernest fitted retractable blinkers to the ostrich, so that he could guid to to right or left while seated on its back, riding the whirlwind. I read the book four times before venturing further.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between Feb 1900 and Apr 1900

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: London

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:

Richard Church

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

n/a

Date of Birth:

26 Mar 1893

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Father was post office clerk. Mother primary school teacher.

Occupation:

In adulthood, writer and editor

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Johann Wyss

Title:

The Swiss Family Robinson

Genre:

Fiction, Children's Lit

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (public library)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29378

Source:

Print

Author:

Richard Church

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Over the Bridge

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1955

Vol:

n/a

Page:

96

Additional Comments:

After acquiring his "first pair of spectacles" Church recounts how he became "a bookworm".

Citation:

Richard Church, Over the Bridge, (London, 1955), p. 96, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29378, accessed: 18 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None