Record Number: 31069
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Every available evening I spent in the reference room [at Birmingham Central Library], searching for books which put me in company with the literary giants of the past. The Iliad and Odyssey, the advice of Epictetus, the principles of Longinus and the logic of the Dialogues of Plato I studied with particular relish for their wisdom seemed to be capable of modern application.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1907 and 1909
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Birmingham
county: West Midlands
specific address: Birmingham Central Library
location in dwelling: Reference Room
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:17 Feb 1892
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:Factory worker
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Odyssey
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:31069
Source:Vero Walter Garratt
Editor:n/a
Title:A Man in the Street
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1939
Vol:n/a
Page:93
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Vero Walter Garratt, A Man in the Street, (London, 1939), n/a, p. 93, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31069, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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