Record Number: 33679
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'There is nothing fresh for me to write about. Am still in the same place and doing little work. A good deal of my time is spent reading, and at present my book is:- "Barnaby Rudge" by Dickens. There is nothing much here to occupy the time. Most of the fellows are playing cards all the time, and I don't care much for their games. Yesterday I was out on the grass reading, but today it is not so safe ... There is a tiny kitten knocking around here, and it is very playful.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:3 Sep 1918
Country:France
Timeafternoon
Place:city: Arras
county: Pas-de-Calais
specific address
other location: Cellar
(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:2 Oct 1887
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Private, Royal Army Medical Corps
Religion:Nonconformist
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:Barnaby Rudge
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:33679
Source:n/a
Editor:Lyn Dyson
Title:Uncle Tom's Letters: The Letters of Private Thomas Wainwright, 1914-1919
Place of Publication:[Great Britain]
Date of Publication:2013
Vol:n/a
Page:178
Additional Comments:
letter to Gladys Wainwright, 3 September 1918
Citation:
Lyn Dyson (ed.), Uncle Tom's Letters: The Letters of Private Thomas Wainwright, 1914-1919, ([Great Britain], 2013), p. 178, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33679, accessed: 21 December 2024
Additional Comments:
Location is speculative. Wainwright was attached to the 46th Field Ambulance, part of the 15th Scottish Division.
