Record Number: 31433

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'To King's funeral at noon [Alexander King-Clark, Knocker's brother-in-law, who had committed suicide]. R.I.P. he did his bit and I think it is for the best. Lunch at West Hall with Dad. Home for tea. Reading "Our Admirable Betty". Quite good. Bed early. Elsie [Knocker's sister and King-Clark's widow] is splendid.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

2 Nov 1918

Country:

England

Time

afternoon

Place:

city: Weymouth
county: Dorset
specific address: 12 Belvedere Esplanade

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:

Guy Mainwaring Knocker

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

14 Aug 1899

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Lieutenant, Royal Air Force

Religion:

Church of England

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:

Jeffery Farnol

Title:

Our Admirable Betty: A Romance

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

31433

Source:

Print

Author:

Christopher M. Burgess

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Diary and Letters of a World War I Fighter Pilot

Place of Publication:

Barnsley

Date of Publication:

2008

Vol:

n/a

Page:

223

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Christopher M. Burgess, The Diary and Letters of a World War I Fighter Pilot, (Barnsley, 2008), p. 223, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31433, accessed: 19 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None