Record Number: 29115

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'"Read that," [Major Cecil] said, when he came to where I was standing. It was an envelope, an ordinary envelope, addressed in Cherry's handwriting to the O.C. A Battery. It was only orders for the day, but when I opened the envelope I saw there was only a single sheet inside, instead of the usual sheaf of papers. I opened it and read: "Hostilities will cease from 11.00 hours today, November 11th." "What does it mean?" I asked him. "The War's over," he said.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

11 Nov 1918

Country:

France

Time

morning

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Patrick James Campbell

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

Commanding Officer.

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Orders for the day.

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29115

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

160

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Patrick James Campbell, The Ebb and Flow of Battle, (London, 1977), p. 160, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29115, accessed: 20 October 2024

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Additional Comments:

None