Record Number: 5678
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'after tea [W.J. Brown] would enjoy "five glorious hours of freedom" reading Darwin, Huxley and Tennyson's "In Memoriam" at the Battersea Public Library'.
Century:1900-1945
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timeevening: 'after tea'
Place:city: Battersea, London
other location: Public Library
(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:Unknown
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1894
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Post Office Savings Bank clerk, later Labour MP
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:In Memoriam
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
read at Battersea Public Library
Source Information:
Record ID:5678
Source:Jonathan Rose
Editor:n/a
Title:The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes
Place of Publication:New Haven
Date of Publication:2001
Vol:n/a
Page:407
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Jonathan Rose, The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes, (New Haven, 2001), p. 407, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5678, accessed: 07 October 2024
Additional Comments:
See W.J. Brown, 'So Far', pp.49-55.