Record Number: 32975
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘We had Church Parade this morning. One Major read the Lesson and another played the organ. This afternoon I have been reading a book which I just received from Leslie.’
Century:1900-1945
Date:9 Jan 1916
Country:England
Timeafternoon
daytime
city: Romford
county: Essex
specific address: Hare Hall 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: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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unknown
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
probably sent by cousin Leslie Gunston
Source Information:
Record ID:32975
Source:Wilfrid Owen
Editor:Harold Owen
Title:Wilfred Owen: Collected Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1967
Vol:n/a
Page:375
Additional Comments:
Letter to undisclosed recipient, dated 10 January 1916, Hare Hall Camp, Romford, Essex
Citation:
Wilfrid Owen, Harold Owen (ed.), Wilfred Owen: Collected Letters, (London, 1967), p. 375, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32975, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
10 January 1916 was a Monday so this was perhaps the day that the letter was postmarked. The internal evidence suggests that the reading experience, and the recording of this, took place on Sunday 9 January 1916.