| Evidence: | 'His injury had not been permanent, and he now sat day after day beside Winifred's bed, talking to her about Russian literature and reading aloud from "Crime and Punishment".' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1916 and 31 Jul 1917 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Rudston county: Yorkshire location in dwelling: 'beside Winifred's bed' other location: Winifred's family home |
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| Reader: | George de Coundouroff |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Unknown/NA |
| Occupation: | soldier in the British Army |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | Russia |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Winifred Holtby |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
| Title: | Crime and Punishment |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 22716 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Vera Brittain | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Testament of Friendship | |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 61 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Vera Brittain, Testament of Friendship (Great Britain, 1980), p. 61, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22716, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
| George de Coundouroff had come to England as a fourteen year old and spent school holidays with Winifred Holtby's family. |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)