Record Number: 32972

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

‘Here’s a part of our Hut of 30. [Owen had sent a postcard showing the camp enclosed with the letter.] I slaved for them, all Sunday as Orderly—never thought myself capable of such strenuosities as to do skivvy’s drudgery from 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m! … Great thanks for the Book. I read one page when the lights went out!’

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 21 Oct 1915 and 23 Oct 1915

Country:

England

Time

evening
night

Place:

city: Romford
county: Essex
specific address: Hut 6a, Hare Hall Camp
location in dwelling: Bunk

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:

Wilfred Owen

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

18 Mar 1893

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Second Lieutenant, Artists' Rifles

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown unknown

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

32972

Source:

Print

Author:

Wilfrid Owen

Editor:

Harold Owen

Title:

Wilfred Owen: Collected Letters

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1967

Vol:

n/a

Page:

367

Additional Comments:

Letter to undisclosed recipient, 23 November 1915, Hut 6a, Hare Hall Camp, Romford, Essex

Citation:

Wilfrid Owen, Harold Owen (ed.), Wilfred Owen: Collected Letters, (London, 1967), p. 367, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32972, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None