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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Record Number: 32061


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I have been happier lately. [The other soldiers] have not called me "College" for a long time, and they do not interfere when I try to read.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 22 Dec 1917 and 20 Jan 1918

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Catterick
county: Yorkshire
specific address: Catterick Camp
other location: In bed, in hut

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:

Reginald Hugh Kiernan

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

28 Apr 1900

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Private, British Army

Religion:

Roman Catholic

Country of Origin:

Ireland

Country of Experience:

England

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: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

32061

Source:

Print

Author:

R. H. Kiernan

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Little Brother Goes Soldiering

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1930

Vol:

n/a

Page:

35

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

R. H. Kiernan, Little Brother Goes Soldiering, (London, 1930), p. 35, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32061, accessed: 25 November 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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