Record Number: 3725

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'. . . the cab driver reads a coloured comic paper . . .'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

29 Sep 1903

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Paris
specific address: Montmartre

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:

[a cab driver] anon

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Labourer (non-agricultural)

Occupation:

cab driver

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

unknown

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:

Title:

n/a

Genre:

comic paper

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

3725

Source:

Print

Author:

Margaret Drabble

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Arnold Bennett

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1974

Vol:

n/a

Page:

105

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett, (London, 1974), p. 105, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3725, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

secondary source