Record Number: 29814
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I [...] reflected that at battalion headquarters the charms of our library — O. Henry, the “Field Service Pocket Book” and “Spoon River” — were now rather withered.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between Sep 1916 and Oct 1916
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:city: Auchonvillers
county: Somme
specific address: 11th Royal Sussex Regiment Battalion HQ
(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:1 Nov 1896
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Army Officer and Poet
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author:Great Britain General staff War Office
Title:Field Service Pocket Book
Genre:Technology, Reference / General works, military handbook
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsedition unknown, published regularly by HMSO
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:29814
Source:Edmund Blunden
Editor:n/a
Title:Undertones of War
Place of Publication:Harmondsworth (Penguin Modern Classics edn.)
Date of Publication:1982 (1928, 1937)
Vol:n/a
Page:110
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Edmund Blunden, Undertones of War, (Harmondsworth (Penguin Modern Classics edn.), 1982 (1928, 1937)), p. 110, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29814, accessed: 17 May 2024
Additional Comments:
For specific reference to reading of O.Henry's stories on 2 July 1916 see RED entry ID 29772