Record Number: 31265
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The only books he had were little nature-study notebooks, supplemented by his mother reading The Pilgrim's Progress aloud. Once she cheated by leaving out a long theological dissertation, but that made him very cross. "You spoil the whole thing" he shouted, and ran up to his bedroom.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Dec 1918 and 31 Dec 1918
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:St Leonards-on-Sea
East Sussex
Baston Lodge.
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:23 Jun 1912
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:child
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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Pilgrim's Progress
Genre:Other religious
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:31265
Source:Andrew Hodges
Editor:n/a
Title:Alan Turing: The Enigma
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1983
Vol:n/a
Page:9
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Andrew Hodges, Alan Turing: The Enigma, (London, 1983), p. 9, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31265, accessed: 03 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None