Record Number: 31061

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I found a letter-box and feverishly endeavoured to decipher, in the semi-darkness, a long word printed in black letters on a white background. With a sinking heart I slowly made out the letters B—R—I—E. Was it necessary to read any further? Surely this was proof positive that I was still under the gentle sway of the Kaiser! What else could the remainder be but "feasten" completing the German word for letter-box.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

1917

Country:

Holland

Time

evening

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:

Gerald Featherstone Knight

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1895

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Lieutenant, RFC

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Holland

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:

[sign]

Genre:

Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: BookManuscript: Painted sign.

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

31061

Source:

Print

Author:

Gerald Featherstone Knight

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Brother Bosch

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1919

Vol:

n/a

Page:

159

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Gerald Featherstone Knight, Brother Bosch, (London, 1919), p. 159, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31061, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None