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Record 29112

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'Frank was reading [italics] The Times [end italics] and the first account of the battle that we had seen, the others were sleeping. I heard Frank's short bitter laugh, not a cheerful sound at any time. "We have fought the enemy to a standstill," he quoted, "and I think you'll be glad to know that we're all in our usual high spirits."'
Century: 1900-1945
Date: Between 20 Mar 1918 and 31 Mar 1918
Country: France
Time: evening
Place: city: Maricourt, France
   
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:

Listener:Patrick James Campbell
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender n/a
Date of Birth 1897
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: Artillery officer
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: n/a
Country of experience: France
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
 Officers of the Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: The Times
Genre: Reference / General works
Form of Text: Print: Newspaper
Publication details: Possibly the account of the German Somme offensive published in the "Times" (23 March 1918), p. 6, "Great Battle Renewed", or (25 March 1918), p. 9.
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 29112  
Source - Print  
  Author: Patrick James Campbell
  Editor: n/a
  Title: The Ebb and Flow of Battle
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1977
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 46
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Patrick James Campbell, The Ebb and Flow of Battle (London, 1977), p. 46, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=29112, accessed: 02 May 2024

Additional comments:

The quotes attributed to the article do not appear in the "Times" digital archive. The context, however, suggests paraphrase, rather than verbatim quotation. The tone and information conveyed roughly correspond to that in "Great Battle Renewed" in the "Times" (23 March 1918), p. 6 and "The 50-Mile Battle: Splendid British Resistance," in the "Times" (25 March 1918): p. 9, both of which give accounts of the battle that Campbell describes.

 

 

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