Record Number: 12518
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'3rd March 1929. At Montmartre. I promised to conduct the latest pensionnaires over Montmartre when they first arrived. Foreigners are always in a hurry to see Montmartre. So today we went up to the Place Pigalle and examined the boulevard exteriors from the ?Abbaie? to Weppler?s. Afterwards up the rue Lepic, where I related what I know of the street?s gruesome past, by the Moulin de la Galette to the Place du Tertre. From the front of the Sacr? Coeur we endeavoured to see something of the famous view but there was too much mist. We laughed at the notice to motorists ?Ralentissez; attention aux Petits Poulbots?. (Slow down, watch out for the Petit Poulbots). [Francisque Poulbot is one of the most famous French illustrators, especially illustrators of children. Poulbot is particularly known for his drawings of Paris street urchins. Poulbot loved to draw these children as shameless, and often malicious jokesters. Most of his work was published in the 1900s-30s]
Century:1900-1945
Date:3 Mar 1929
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:city: Paris
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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:16 Jun 1903
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Coffee then Cocoa broker, working for Unilever - United Africa Company
Religion:none
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:[Road sign]
Genre:Road Sign
Form of Text:Print: Road sign
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:12518
Source:Manuscript
Author:Gerald Moore
Title:MS Diary 1929
Location:Private Collection
Call No:MS Diary 1929
Page/Folio:n/a
Additional Information:
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Citation:
Gerald Moore, MS Diary 1929, Private Collection, MS Diary 1929, n/a, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12518, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
This material Copyright Andrew Neill Vanson Moore, and Shirley Frances Gould-Smith.