Record Number: 32914
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘ … thank you immensely for "Friends" [W. W. Gibson], an unforgettable book … My town-pride received a shock yesterday—and my pocket. Cridland and I went to Salisbury, which took us both by storm. The Cathedral is not so fine as Gloucester, but the surroundings thereof, and the town beat ours … I bought Cobbett’s "Rural Rides", in Nelson 6d edition, there are am getting on very well with it …’
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 25 May 1916 and 31 May 1916
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Salisbury
county: Wiltshire
specific address: Park House Camp
(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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Rural Rides in the Counties of Surrey, Kent, Sussex
Genre:Geography / Travel, Politics, Agriculture / horticulture / husbandry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsfirst published 1830. Nelson edn. 1914
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:32914
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:82
Additional Comments:
Letter to J. W. Haines from Park House Camp, Salisbury, 2 May 1916
Citation:
Ivor Gurney, R. K. R. Thornton, (ed.), Ivor Gurney: Collected Letters, (Manchester, 1991), p. 82, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32914, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
On p.85 of source text Gurney records his intention of taking this book to France.
