Record Number: 21892
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'There followed a quotation from the correspondent of the Corriere della Sera, who described "the Austrian attack on the Italian positions in the neighbourhood of the Tonale Pass".'
Century:1900-1945
Date:16 Jun 1918
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:city: London
location in dwelling: Dining room
other location: Vera Brittain's parents' flat
(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:The Observer
Genre:Ephemera, newspaper report
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailspublished 16 June 1918
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:21892
Source:Vera Brittain
Editor:n/a
Title:Testament of Youth
Place of Publication:Great Britain
Date of Publication:1978
Vol:n/a
Page:436
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth, (Great Britain, 1978), p. 436, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21892, accessed: 21 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Vera Brittain goes on to quote an extract from the Italian newspaper describing the attack by the Austrian Army on the Italian front where her brother Edward was serving with the Sherwood Foresters.