Record Number: 31264
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Alan taught himself to read in about thee weeks from a book called Reading without Tears.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1918 and 31 Dec 1918
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: St Leonards-on-Sea
county: East Sussex
specific address: Baston Lodge
(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:23 Jun 1912
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:child
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Reading Without Tears
Genre:Children's Lit, Textbook / self-education
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:31264
Source:Andrew Hodges
Editor:n/a
Title:Alan Turing: The Enigma
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1983
Vol:n/a
Page:7
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Andrew Hodges, Alan Turing: The Enigma, (London, 1983), p. 7, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31264, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
http://www.sitella.co.uk/sideline/diversions/rwt/index.html http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=p5oNAAAAQAAJ&ots=HSW3hCNgkZ&dq=reading%20without%20tears&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false