Record Number: 33319

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Came down and had breakfast at 8.0. Divisions at 9.45 & no General Quarters but physical training from 11.15 till 12.0 ... Lunch at 12.0, & afterwards I retired to the Comforts cabin, & had a ripping hot bath. Smoked a pipe & then came up to Gun Room & read a thrilling book.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

5 Sep 1914

Country:

At sea (North Sea)

Time

afternoon

Place:

city
county
specific address
location in dwelling: Gun room
other location: HMS King Alfred

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:

Leslie Richard Romer

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

18 Jun 1898

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Midshipman, Royal Navy

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

At sea (North Sea)

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Anon Anon

Title:

[unknown]

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

33319

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Leslie Richard Romer

Title:

Diary Kept by L. R. Romer, 1914

Location:

National Maritime Museum

Call No:

MSS/74/121

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

Diary entry for 5 September 1914

Citation:

Leslie Richard Romer, Diary Kept by L. R. Romer, 1914, National Maritime Museum, MSS/74/121, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33319, accessed: 13 March 2025

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Additional Comments:

None