Record Number: 32067

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Got a large packet of letters by my cyclist orderly, including a charming little edition of the Imitation of Christ from Sonia.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

19 Jan 1916

Country:

France

Time

afternoon

Place:

city: Baillieul
specific address: 63 Rue D'Ypres

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:

Ralph Gerard Alexander Hamilton

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

22 Feb 1883

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Lieutenant-Colonel, 106th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

Religion:

Church of England

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:

Thomas à Kempis

Title:

Imitation of Christ

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

32067

Source:

Print

Author:

R. G. A. Hamilton

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The War Diary of the Master of Belhaven, 1914-1918

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1924

Vol:

n/a

Page:

135

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

R. G. A. Hamilton, The War Diary of the Master of Belhaven, 1914-1918, (London, 1924), p. 135, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32067, accessed: 14 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None