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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Record Number: 20691


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'There, on warm weekend days, I would sit and read in a peaceful arbour where trees and shrubbery muffled the noise of traffic'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

From: 31 Jan 1944

Country:

England

Time

daytime

Place:

city: London
specific address: St John's Wood churchyard

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:

Ralph Glasser

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

3 Apr 1916

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

economist

Religion:

Jewish

Country of Origin:

England, of Lithuanian heritage

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

20691

Source:

Print

Author:

Ralph Glasser

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Gorbals Voices, Siren Songs

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1990

Vol:

n/a

Page:

121

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Ralph Glasser, Gorbals Voices, Siren Songs (London, 1990), p. 121, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=20691, accessed: 19 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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