Record Number: 29112

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Frank was reading [italics] The Times [end italics] and the first account of the battle that we had seen, the others were sleeping. I heard Frank's short bitter laugh, not a cheerful sound at any time. "We have fought the enemy to a standstill," he quoted, "and I think you'll be glad to know that we're all in our usual high spirits."'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 20 Mar 1918 and 31 Mar 1918

Country:

France

Time

evening

Place:

city: Maricourt, France

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:

Listener:

Patrick James Campbell

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

n/a

Date of Birth:

1897

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Artillery officer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

France

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

Officers of the Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

The Times

Genre:

Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

Possibly the account of the German Somme offensive published in the "Times" (23 March 1918), p. 6, "Great Battle Renewed", or (25 March 1918), p. 9.

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29112

Source:

Print

Author:

Patrick James Campbell

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Ebb and Flow of Battle

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1977

Vol:

n/a

Page:

46

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Patrick James Campbell, The Ebb and Flow of Battle (London, 1977), p. 46, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=29112, accessed: 02 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

The quotes attributed to the article do not appear in the "Times" digital archive. The context, however, suggests paraphrase, rather than verbatim quotation. The tone and information conveyed roughly correspond to that in "Great Battle Renewed" in the "Times" (23 March 1918), p. 6 and "The 50-Mile Battle: Splendid British Resistance," in the "Times" (25 March 1918): p. 9, both of which give accounts of the battle that Campbell describes.