Record Number: 30189

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I keep reading Tess and The Return of the Native -- they fit in admirably with my thoughts.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

13 Jul 1916

Country:

France

Time

n/a

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:

Siegfried Sassoon

Age:

n/a

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

8 Sep 1886

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers

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:

Thomas Hardy

Title:

The Return of the Native

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30189

Source:

Print

Author:

Siegfried Sassoon

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Siegfried Sassoon Diaries 1915 - 1918

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1983

Vol:

n/a

Page:

92

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Siegfried Sassoon, Siegfried Sassoon Diaries 1915 - 1918, (London, 1983), p. 92, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30189, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None