Record Number: 16874

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'When I get home my noble aunt is reading the papers. At the time I was writing this the number of people reading the papers was more than usual.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1939 and 31 Dec 1939

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

n/a

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

anon

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

unknown

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

Aunt of Stevie Smith

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

newspaper

Genre:

news

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

16874

Source:

Print

Author:

Jenny Hartley

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Hearts Undefeated: Women's Writing of the Second World War

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1999

Vol:

n/a

Page:

16

Additional Comments:

From Stevie Smith, 'Mosaic', "Eve's Journal" 1939

Citation:

Jenny Hartley, Hearts Undefeated: Women's Writing of the Second World War, (London, 1999), p. 16, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16874, accessed: 21 October 2024

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Additional Comments:

None