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Record 23669

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'Another writer D.J. rated highly was Thomas Hardy, whose novel "Jude the Obscure" he used to read and re-read with what Taylor described as 'morbid satisfaction'.'
Century: 1900-1945
Date: From: 27 Oct 1914
Country: Wales
Time: n/a
Place: city: Swansea
   
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:David John Thomas
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1876
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: teacher
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: Wales
Country of experience: Wales
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Thomas Hardy
Title: Jude the Obscure
Genre: Fiction
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: owned

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 23669  
Source - Print  
  Author: Andrew Lycett
  Editor: n/a
  Title: Dylan Thomas: a New Life
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 2003
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 20
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Andrew Lycett, Dylan Thomas: a New Life (London, 2003), p. 20, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=23669, accessed: 26 April 2024

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