Record Number: 31184

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Erich had a little book which he greatly valued. In order to cheer my captivity he showed this book to me. When I saw the way Erich used to linger over its pages at night before going to sleep I thought that it was some pious work given him by his mother before he left the Fatherland. When he showed it to me I found that it was pornographic. The text was meaningless to me, as Erich regretfully acknowledged, but, he indicated, brightening considerably, the illustrations were indeed realistic.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Nov 1917

Country:

Irish Sea

Time

n/a

Place:

other location: on board submarine

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:

Desmond Malone

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1898

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Wireless Operator, Merchant Navy

Religion:

Roman Catholic

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Irish Sea

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown unknown

Title:

[German pornography]

Genre:

Ephemera, Pornography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

in German

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

31184

Source:

Print

Author:

Desmond Malone

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Last Landfall

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1936

Vol:

n/a

Page:

239

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Desmond Malone, The Last Landfall, (London, 1936), p. 239, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31184, accessed: 08 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None