Record Number: 33547
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Most army hospitals acquired a varied collection of books and this ward was no exception. With plenty of time to pass in bed I naturally spent a lot of it reading, and browsed on a literary diet ranging from Le Queux and Edgar Wallace, to Emily Brontė and Turgenev.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 8 Mar 1917 and 19 Mar 1917
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:city: Wimereux
county
specific address: No. 14 Stationary Hospital
location in dwelling: A2 Ward
other location
(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:31 Oct 1896
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Lance-Corporal, 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Wuthering Heights
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (institution library)
Source Information:
Record ID:33547
Source:Geoffrey Husbands
Editor:J. M. Bourne
Title:Joffrey's War: A Sherwood Forester in the Great War
Place of Publication:Nottingham
Date of Publication:2011
Vol:n/a
Page:413
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Geoffrey Husbands, J. M. Bourne (ed.), Joffrey's War: A Sherwood Forester in the Great War, (Nottingham, 2011), p. 413, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33547, accessed: 10 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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