Record Number: 31973
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
Timen/a
Place:city: Savy, near Aubigny
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: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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Affairs of John Bolsover
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsFirst published 1911.
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:31973
Source: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: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
None