Record Number: 34093
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'To my joy there was a book-case in the room and soon I was engrossed in a book which I later found was Ian Hay's "The First Hundred Thousand" a fictionalised account of the formation of the Expeditionary Force which went to France in the 1914-18 war. I was all too soon interrupted, however, and taken out and put in the hearse beside the coffin, since there was no room in the carriages, and the insertion of my small bottom would have made it less comfortable for the occupants of one side of the carriage. Mother, who had waited outside to see the funeral depart, was horrified to see this done, but I didn't mind.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1915 and 31 Dec 1916
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1903
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Child
Religion:Jewish
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The First Hundred Thousand
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsEdinburgh: William Blackwood, 1915
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:34093
Source:Manuscript
Author:Hymie Fagan
Title:An Autobiography
Location:Brunel University Library
Call No:2-261
Page/Folio:36
Additional Information:
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Citation:
Hymie Fagan, An Autobiography, Brunel University Library, 2-261, 36, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=34093, accessed: 06 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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