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Record Number: 12492


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'30th September 1928 (Sunday) We saw the Clichy party to their tram, then [illegible] Henry and I had a coffee at the Express du Havre and finally parted for home at 11.45. A good day. I brought away the 1st book of Romain Rolland?s ?Jean Christophe? and devoured half of it before going to sleep.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

30 Sep 1928

Country:

France

Time

n/anight

Place:

city: Paris

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:

Gerald Moore

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

16 Jun 1903

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Coffee then Cocoa broker, working for Unilever - United Africa Company

Religion:

none

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:

Romain Rolland

Title:

Jean Christophe

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

12492

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Gerald Moore

Title:

MS Diary 1928

Location:

Private Collection

Call No:

MS Diary 1928

Page/Folio:

n/a

Citation:

Gerald Moore, MS Diary 1928 Private Collection, p. MS Diary 1928, p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12492, accessed: 20 April 2024


Additional Comments:

This material Copyright Andrew Neill Vanson Moore, and Shirley Frances Gould-Smith.

   
   
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