Record Number: 32906
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘Indeed you are darlings of a special sort. The birthday book of my beloved William [Wordsworth] is charming, and you know what I think of the oatcake and scones you make. But why have you not written in the book? Where are your birthdays?’
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Dec 1915 and 1 Jan 1916
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:Chelmsford
Essex
(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:28 Aug 1890
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Private, Gloucestershire Regiment
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
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:Wordsworth Birthday Book
Genre:Poetry, Miscellany / Anthology
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:32906
Source:Ivor Gurney
Editor:R. K. R. Thornton
Title:Ivor Gurney: Collected Letters
Place of Publication:Manchester
Date of Publication:1991
Vol:n/a
Page:65
Additional Comments:
Letter to the Chapman family, 1 January 1916, Chelmsford, Essex
Citation:
Ivor Gurney, R. K. R. Thornton (ed.), Ivor Gurney: Collected Letters, (Manchester, 1991), p. 65, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32906, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None