Record Number: 30884

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'You need have no fear about my looking after myself and behaving myself May, because I only go out about 3 nights a week, and then usually by myself. I either walk round the town or go to the Y.M.C.A. at Romford, where there are all kinds of games and concerts. When I stop in camp I either go in our own Y.M.C.A. and read books or war news, or sew buttons on, or have a chat with another decent fellow out of our room on military affairs. So you see I behave myself alright.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Nov 1915

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Romford
county: Essex
specific address: YMCA tent

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 Edward Mortlock French

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

22 Jun 1899

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Apprentice fitter; Private, King's Royal Rifles

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown unknown

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Book, Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30884

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

Digitized version of manuscript letter, 6 November 1915, http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/la/Doc/Lettemp2.html.

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Digitized version of manuscript letter, 6 November 1915, http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/la/Doc/Lettemp2.html., http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30884, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None