Record Number: 30894
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Gradually, very gradually, Australians will realize what they owe to England. How all my English blood courses through my veins when I read of England's responses to the great call! It is true of course that Australians are joining the colours here, but the majority are either of the well-to-do classes, or else recent immigrants.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Nov 1914
Country:Australia
Timen/a
Place:city: Melbourne
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader:Kenneth Julian Faithfull Bickersteth
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:5 Jul 1885
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:Chaplain
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Australia
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unknown
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: NewspaperUnknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30894
Source:n/a
Editor:John Bickersteth
Title:The Bickersteth Diaries: 1914-1918
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1995
Vol:n/a
Page:14
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
John Bickersteth (ed.), The Bickersteth Diaries: 1914-1918, (London, 1995), n/a, p. 14, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30894, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
From the context of Bickersteth's comments, it would seem that newspapers are the most likely source of his reading.
