Record Number: 25559
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I see a quotation in "Jesting Pilate" by M. Arlen who just passed through Japan. He says: "It is as though there was some inherent vice in Japanese art which made the genuine seem false and the expensive shoddy".'
Century:1900-1945
Date:1 Apr 1943
Country:Malaysia
Timen/a
Place:city: Singapore
specific address: Changi
other location: prisoner of war camp
(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:1 Mar 1890
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Chief surveyor in Colonial Service
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Malaysia
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Jesting Pilate
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:25559
Source:Tom Kitching
Editor:n/a
Title:Life and Death in Changi
Place of Publication:Perth
Date of Publication:1998
Vol:n/a
Page:214
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Tom Kitching, Life and Death in Changi, (Perth, 1998), p. 214, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25559, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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