Record Number: 29112
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Frank was reading The Times and the first account of the battle that we had seen, the others were sleeping. I heard Frank's short bitter laugh, not a cheerful sound at any time. "We have fought the enemy to a standstill," he quoted, "and I think you'll be glad to know that we're all in our usual high spirits."'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 20 Mar 1918 and 31 Mar 1918
Country:France
Timeevening
Place:city: Maricourt, France
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:
Listener: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:n/a
Date of Birth:1897
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Artillery officer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Officers of the Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Times
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication DetailsPossibly the account of the German Somme offensive published in the "Times" (23 March 1918), p. 6, "Great Battle Renewed", or (25 March 1918), p. 9.
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:29112
Source:Patrick James Campbell
Editor:n/a
Title:The Ebb and Flow of Battle
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1977
Vol:n/a
Page:46
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Patrick James Campbell, The Ebb and Flow of Battle, (London, 1977), p. 46, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29112, accessed: 28 October 2024
Additional Comments:
The quotes attributed to the article do not appear in the "Times" digital archive. The context, however, suggests paraphrase, rather than verbatim quotation. The tone and information conveyed roughly correspond to that in "Great Battle Renewed" in the "Times" (23 March 1918), p. 6 and "The 50-Mile Battle: Splendid British Resistance," in the "Times" (25 March 1918): p. 9, both of which give accounts of the battle that Campbell describes.