Record Number: 30086
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Send an English newpaper (not the Daily Mail as we have it here) occasionally. We are forbidden to send picture postcards now. I am in a hurry to catch the mail, so I must close.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:6 Nov 1914
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:city: Le Havre
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:1 Dec 1895
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Private, London Rifle Brigade
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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Daily Mail
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication DetailsNovember 1914
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:30086
Source:Anne Williamson
Editor:n/a
Title:Henry Williamson and the First World War
Place of Publication:Stroud
Date of Publication:1998
Vol:n/a
Page:38
Additional Comments:
Letter from Henry Williamson to Mrs Williamson, 6 November 1914.
Citation:
Anne Williamson, Henry Williamson and the First World War, (Stroud, 1998), p. 38, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30086, accessed: 25 February 2026
Additional Comments:
While not strictly a reading experience, this entry provides evidence for the presence at least of the Daily Mail in this location, with the implication that Williamson would have read it regularly.
