Record Number: 29218

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Tried stout for lunch. At 10 p.m. had stout and strawberries and cream given me (after it was dark) by two of the sisters. God bless them! "P.U.O." seems rather a good illness. (Pyrexia of unknown origin, an army classification). There are 12,000 cases of it just now in the First Army. Very cheery, but terribly weak in the back. Read some novels. McDougall of the lst/8th. is in the bed next to mine. R.K.Drummond of the Camerons is in the bed opposite. Hospital crowded out.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

22 Jun 1918

Country:

France

Time

daytime

Place:

city: Ligny
other location: 33rd. Casualty Clearing Station

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:

Robert Lindsay Mackay

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

n/a

Date of Birth:

1896

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Army officer, 11th Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

France

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

['some novels']

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: BookManuscript: Letter, Sheet

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29218

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

Digitized version of manuscript.,

Citation:

Digitized version of manuscript., http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=29218, accessed: 02 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None