Record Number: 19036
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Wednesday 28 August 1940: 'I should say, to placate V[irginia].W[oolf]. when she wishes to know what was happening in Aug. 1940 -- that the air raids are now at their prelude. Invasion, if it comes, must come within 3 weeks [...] We've not had our raid yet, we say. Two in London. One caught me in the L[ondon]. Library. There I sat reading in Scrutiny that Mrs W[oolf]. after all was better than the young. At this I was pleased.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 26 Aug 1940 and 28 Aug 1940
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: The London Library
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:25 Jan 1882
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Scrutiny
Genre:Fiction, Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication Details1940
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:19036
Source:Virginia Woolf
Editor:Anne Olivier Bell
Title:The Diary of Virginia Woolf
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:5
Page:313
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Virginia Woolf, Anne Olivier Bell (ed.), The Diary of Virginia Woolf, (London, 1984), 5, p. 313, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19036, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Source ed. cites article by R. G. Cox, reviewing Folios of New Writing, in June 1940 number of Scrutiny; see p.313 n.10 in source.