Record Number: 32983
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘I go down today. Where to?—Nobody knows. May be in the Hosp. Train for days. Health: quite restored. Mood: highest variety of jinks. Weather: sub-tropical. Time: 11 a.m. Appearance: sun-boiled lobster. Hair: 8% Grey. Cash in hand: 5 francs. Size of Socks: same as previous consignment. Sole complaints: Nostalgia; Mosquito bites. Last Book Read: A pickled Company by Belloc.’
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 16 May 1917 and 6 Jun 1917
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:city: Cerisy-Gailly
county: Somme
specific address: 13th Casualty Clearing Station
(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:2/Lt., 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
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:A Pickled Company: Being a Selection from the Writings of H. Belloc
Genre:Fiction, Essays / Criticism, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (institution library)
Source Information:
Record ID:32983
Source:Wilfred Owen
Editor:Harold Owen
Title:Wilfred Owen: Collected Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1967
Vol:n/a
Page:467
Additional Comments:
Letter to unidentified recipient, 6 June 1917, 13th Casualty Clearing Station, Cerisy-Gailly (Somme)
Citation:
Wilfred Owen, Harold Owen (ed.), Wilfred Owen: Collected Letters, (London, 1967), p. 467, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32983, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None
