Record Number: 32997

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

‘You give no address so I forward the "Morals [of Marcus Ordeyne", W. J. Locke] to Alpenrose. You will like to read it in London. I feel rather limp this morning—couldn’t sleep—so read Locke until 3 a.m.’

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

1 Jul 1917

Country:

Scotland

Time

n/anight

Place:

city: Craiglockhart
county: Edinburgh and Lothian
specific address: Craiglockhart War Hospital
location in dwelling: in bed

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:

2/Lt., 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment

Religion:

Christian (Anglican)

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Scotland

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

William John Locke

Title:

The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

32997

Source:

Print

Author:

Wilfred Owen

Editor:

Harold Owen

Title:

Wilfred Owen: Collected Letters

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1967

Vol:

n/a

Page:

473

Additional Comments:

Letter to Leslie Gunston 1 July 1917, Craiglockhart War Hospital

Citation:

Wilfred Owen, Harold Owen (ed.), Wilfred Owen: Collected Letters, (London, 1967), p. 473, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32997, accessed: 21 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None