Record Number: 29857
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I was reading in the headquarters shelter when the great man [the Brigadier-General] suddenly drew aside the sacking of the entrance, and gleamed stupendously in our candlelight, followed by an almost equally menacing Staff Captain.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between May 1916 and Jun 1916
Country:France
Timeevening
night
city: Festubert, near Béthune
county: Nord
other location: Battalion HQ dugout in Cover Trench
(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 Nov 1896
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Army Officer and Poet
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unknown
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:29857
Source:Edmund Blunden
Editor:n/a
Title:Undertones of War
Place of Publication:Harmondsworth (Penguin Modern Classics edn.)
Date of Publication:1982 (1928, 1937)
Vol:n/a
Page:30
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Edmund Blunden, Undertones of War, (Harmondsworth (Penguin Modern Classics edn.), 1982 (1928, 1937)), p. 30, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29857, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Internal evidence shows this experience occurred after dark.