Record Number: 33030
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I was pleased to receive your letter and tin of salmon. It is now Sunday night and it as [sic] been very hot we have had church parade this afternoon as we where [sic] all busy this morning cleaning up ... I get your papers regular now and I noticed the piece you marked out in the guardian [sic] ... I am sending you a view [i.e., a postcard], I have been to this place a time or two. Write back as soon as possible and let me know how you are getting on.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:17 Mar 1918
Country:Italy
Timedaytime
Place:city: Balzano
Type of Experience(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 1887
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (agricultural)
Occupation:Private, Yorkshire and Lancashire Regiment
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Manchester Guardian
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:33030
Source:n/a
Editor:Bill Lamin
Title:Letters from the Trenches: A Soldier of the Great War
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2009
Vol:n/a
Page:129
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Bill Lamin (ed.), Letters from the Trenches: A Soldier of the Great War, (London, 2009), p. 129, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33030, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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