Record Number: 32076

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'We ... took possession of a chateau in the Rue d'Amiens and moved in. I visited Bastion at 9 pm and took my boots off for the first time since the 7th. Slept peacefully in a wet valise. Saw newspapers.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

12 Apr 1917

Country:

France

Time

n/anight

Place:

city: Calais
specific address: Rue d'Amiens

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:

Martin Wentworth Littlewood

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1888

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Medical Officer, 45th Field Ambulance, 15th Division

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

France

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

[newspapers]

Genre:

Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

32076

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Martin Wentworth Littlewood

Title:

War Diary of Captain Martin W. Littlewood, 45th Field Ambulance, 15th Division

Location:

Wellcome Library, London

Call No:

MS 8026

Page/Folio:

14

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Martin Wentworth Littlewood, War Diary of Captain Martin W. Littlewood, 45th Field Ambulance, 15th Division, Wellcome Library, London, MS 8026, 14, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32076, accessed: 28 September 2024

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Additional Comments:

None