Record Number: 21459
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'To console myself, I concluded, I had been re-reading one of our favourite fragments from W. E. Henley's "Bric-a-Brac":
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1915 and 31 Dec 1915
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Buxton
county: Derbyshire
other location: Vera's parents' home
(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:29 Dec 1893
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
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:Bric-a-Brac
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:21459
Source:Vera Brittain
Editor:n/a
Title:Testament of Youth
Place of Publication:Great Britain
Date of Publication:1978
Vol:n/a
Page:174
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth, (Great Britain, 1978), p. 174, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21459, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
This was a 'favourite fragment' of Vera Brittain and Roland Leighton.