Record Number: 30096

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I received on the 3rd a parcel from you with biscuits and bulls eyes, and same time books and jersey with letter. The books are very welcome. I shall enjoy reading what I read before the war, but no matter.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

3 Apr 1917

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Croisilles

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:

Henry William Williamson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1 Dec 1895

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Lieutenant, 208th Machine Gun Company, BEF

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

France

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

[Anon] [Anon]

Title:

[unknown]

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30096

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

105

Additional Comments:

Letter from Henry Williamson to Mrs Williamson, 5 April 1917.

Citation:

Anne Williamson, Henry Williamson and the First World War, (Stroud, 1998), p. 105, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30096, accessed: 13 March 2025

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Additional Comments:

None