Record Number: 30085
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Tell Father the Huns haven't started to run yet. If he reads the September "National Review" he will be surprised at the warning of the writer against the Cabinet. It is well worth reading. It says that in the Black Week, Haldane didn't want any interference of England; Asquith didn't want any Expeditionary Force and Churchill saved the situation in ordering Fleet Mobilization "on his own" before the war. Also the Territorials at the event of war are untrained: we have no army really: all are practically recruits now in England.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 31 Aug 1914 and 11 Oct 1914
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Crowborough
county: East Sussex
specific address: Camp Hill 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:n/a
Date of Birth:1 Dec 1895
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Private, London Rifle Brigade
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:National Review
Genre:Politics
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication DetailsSeptember 1914
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30085
Source:Anne Williamson
Editor:n/a
Title:Henry Williamson and the First World War
Place of Publication:Stroud
Date of Publication:1998
Vol:n/a
Page:28-29
Additional Comments:
Letter from Henry Williamson to Mrs Williamson, 11 October 1914.
Citation:
Anne Williamson, Henry Williamson and the First World War, (Stroud, 1998), p. 28-29, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30085, accessed: 21 December 2024
Additional Comments:
None
