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Record Number: 31056


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Zeppelin. A great rush for the windows ... This evening was marked by the arrival of a parcel of books, Tauchnitz edition, which we had been allowed to order. No doubt the publishers are glad of the chance to unload their stock of British authors, as, after the war is over, there will not be much demand for the Tauchnitz volumes.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

28 Jan 1915

Country:

Germany

Time

After lunch
evening

Place:

city: Würzburg
specific address: Festung Marienburg

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Ian Vivian Hay

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

21 Jan 1881

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Major, Gordon Highlanders; Laird; Historian

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

Germany

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown unknown

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: BookManuscript: SheetUnknown

Publication Details

Tauchnitz edition.

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

31056

Source:

Print

Author:

Ian Vivian Hay

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Wounded and a Prisoner of War

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh

Date of Publication:

1916

Vol:

n/a

Page:

278-9

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Ian Vivian Hay, Wounded and a Prisoner of War, (Edinburgh, 1916), n/a, p. 278-9, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31056, accessed: 22 November 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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