Record Number: 30343

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'It is surprising how irritating it is when simple little questions or arguments arise which none of us can settle because we have no other sources of information than our imagination. [italics] The Merchant of Venice [end italics], which Elsie sent me, has just settled one grevious point, viz. who was in love with Portia. I was a bit hazy over most of the play but I said Bassanio. Hamilton stuck out that Bassanio eventually trotted off with Nerissa. He had got it into his head that although Bassanio and Portia were lovers in the early part of the play, the ring episode upset things and Bassanio married Nerissa. But I was correct and I can now gloat over Hamilton although really I have little right to do so for it was more of a guess than a feat of memory, but I don't admit that to Hamilton.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

12 May 1918

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Halloy

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:

Albert John Martin

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

n/a

Date of Birth:

3 Sep 1884

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Sapper, Royal Engineers; Admiralty clerk

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:

William Shakespeare

Title:

The Merchant of Venice

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30343

Source:

Print

Author:

Jack Martin

Editor:

Richard Van Emden

Title:

Sapper Martin: The Secret Great War Diary of Jack Martin

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

2009

Vol:

n/a

Page:

182

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Jack Martin, Richard Van Emden (ed.), Sapper Martin: The Secret Great War Diary of Jack Martin, (London, 2009), p. 182, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30343, accessed: 21 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None