Record Number: 31973

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Read two books lately, one in French called "L'Éveil" and another by Una Silberrad called "John "Bolsover". We buy odd books in the village and pass them on when we have read them.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

6 Dec 1916

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Savy, near Aubigny

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:

Douglas Herbert Bell

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

11 May 1890

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Second Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps; bank employee

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Una L. Silberrad

Title:

The Affairs of John Bolsover

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

First published 1911.

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

31973

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Henry Williamson

Title:

A Soldier's Diary of the Great War

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1929

Vol:

n/a

Page:

189-90

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Henry Williamson (ed.), A Soldier's Diary of the Great War, (London, 1929), p. 189-90, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31973, accessed: 21 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None