Record Number: 25578
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'My talk on "The Development of Malayan Surveys" is read by Sworder. It goes very well. Many people come and congratulate me on it.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:21 Jul 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 reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Colonial Service
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Malaysia
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
male prisoners of war
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Development of Malayan Surveys
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:25578
Source:Tom Kitching
Editor:n/a
Title:Life and Death in Changi
Place of Publication:Perth
Date of Publication:1998
Vol:n/a
Page:238
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Tom Kitching, Life and Death in Changi, (Perth, 1998), p. 238, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25578, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
By this stage, the lump in Tom's throat has become so enlarged that he has lost the ability to speak. He then arranges for a friend to read a lecture of Malayan surveys which he had be scheduled to do some months back