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Record Number: 30389


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Still here [in camp] doing nothing and enjoying books. One book Ernest Maltravers by Lytton has impressed me very much.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

19 Jul 1917

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Perham Downs
county: Wiltshire
specific address: Perham Downs Camp

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:

John Owen Maddox

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

n/a

Date of Birth:

10 Aug 1895

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Private, 1st Field Ambulance, AIF

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Australia

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Title:

Ernest Maltravers

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

Borrowed (circulating library)


Source Information:

Record ID:

30389

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

John Owen Maddox

Title:

Diary of John Owen Maddox

Location:

Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney

Call No:

ML MSS 2877

Page/Folio:

n/a

Citation:

John Owen Maddox, Diary of John Owen Maddox Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, p. ML MSS 2877, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=30389, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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