Record Number: 31185
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'During the whole of my stay I continually asked to be allowed to have English books, but apart from one small, rather sloppy novel I was only permitted a German-English grammar. As I did not know even the shape of the German letters this book was of very little use to me, but the small dictionary at the end was useful in making up conversation with the jailers.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 21 Aug 1914 and 8 Sep 1914
Country:Germany
Timen/a
Place:city: Cologne
specific address: Schnurgasse (Military Prison)
(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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:20 Sep 1880
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Surgeon, British Red Cross Society
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Germany
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:["small, rather sloppy novel"]
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:31185
Source:L. J. Austin
Editor:n/a
Title:My Experiences as a German Prisoner
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1915
Vol:n/a
Page:58
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
L. J. Austin, My Experiences as a German Prisoner, (London, 1915), p. 58, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31185, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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