Record Number: 32077
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In afternoon Linder and I went to AVESNES to buy books and wine. Home by a very swift French car which put the wind up us both.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:11 Sep 1917
Country:France
Timeafternoon
Place:city: Avesnes
Type of Experience(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: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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unknown
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:32077
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:36
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, 36, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32077, accessed: 27 July 2024
Additional Comments:
While not a reading experience per se, this entry has been added because it provides evidence for officers' book-buying habits on active service. The elite nature of this experience is evident in the other commodities bought alongside the books (French wine) and in the use of a private motor vehicle to convey the purchases home.