Record Number: 33060
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'One other item of news I must not forget to tell you. Aylwin came. I read it (in the trenches, of all incongruous places) and it conquered me. I've nothing at all to say against it and much to praise it for ... I must thank you for finally driving me to such delight.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 10 Jun 1917 and 17 Jun 1917
Country:France
Timeafternoon
Place:other location: trenches
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:4 Dec 1893
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Second Lieutenant, Yorkshire Regiment
Religion:n/a
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:Aylwin
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:33060
Source:Herbert Read
Editor:n/a
Title:The Contrary Experience: Autobiographies
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1963
Vol:n/a
Page:98-9
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Herbert Read, The Contrary Experience: Autobiographies, (London, 1963), p. 98-9, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33060, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None