Record Number: 21844
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'His [Wilfred Owen's] literary interests must always have been a mystery to her, although she admired them, for her own reading scarcely extended beyond light novels and the pious, naive verse of John Oxenham'.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Until: 4 Nov 1918
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:Unknown
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:railway clerk's wife
Religion:Christian - Evangelical
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
mother of Wilfred Owen
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[light novels]
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:21844
Source:Dominic Hibberd
Editor:n/a
Title:Owen the Poet
Place of Publication:Basingstoke
Date of Publication:1986
Vol:n/a
Page:7
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Dominic Hibberd, Owen the Poet, (Basingstoke, 1986), p. 7, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21844, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None