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Record Number: 22716


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'His injury had not been permanent, and he now sat day after day beside Winifred's bed, talking to her about Russian literature and reading aloud from "Crime and Punishment".'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1916 and 31 Jul 1917

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Rudston
county: Yorkshire
location in dwelling: 'beside Winifred's bed'
other location: Winifred's family home

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

George de Coundouroff

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

soldier in the British Army

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

Russia

Country of Experience:

England

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

Winifred Holtby


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Title:

Crime and Punishment

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

22716

Source:

Print

Author:

Vera Brittain

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Testament of Friendship

Place of Publication:

Great Britain

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

n/a

Page:

61

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Vera Brittain, Testament of Friendship (Great Britain, 1980), p. 61, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=22716, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

George de Coundouroff had come to England as a fourteen year old and spent school holidays with Winifred Holtby's family.

   
   
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