| Evidence: | '... as we drifted gaily down the sparkling river [Tigris] in perfect autumnal weather, I thought of Browning's [italics] Wanderers [end italics] .... For on my kelek I had my [italics] Book of Verses [end italics], my Loaf of Bread and even my Jug of Wine and I only lacked some visionary "Thou" beside me.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 30 Nov 1916 | ||||||||||
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| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | William Collis Spackman |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | n/a |
| Date of Birth | 23 Sep 1889 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Medical Officer, RAMC |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
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| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Robert Browning |
| Title: | "The Wanderers" |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | in "The Oxford Book of Verse" |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 30347 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | W. C. Spackman | |
| Editor: | Tony Spackman | |
| Title: | Captured at Kut: The Great War Diaries of Colonel W C Spackman | |
| Place of Publication: | Barnsley | |
| Date of Publication: | 2008 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 123-124 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | W. C. Spackman, Tony Spackman (ed.), Captured at Kut: The Great War Diaries of Colonel W C Spackman (Barnsley, 2008), p. 123-124, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=30347, accessed: 10 December 2023 | |
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