Record Number: 21894
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'For years I continued to detest the founder of modern nursing and all that she stood for - a state of mind which persisted until, quite recently, I read her essay "Cassandra" in the Appendix to Ray Strachey's "The Cause", and realised the contrast between her rebelliious spirit, her administrator's grasp of the essentials, and the bigoted narrowness of some of her successors.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 29 Dec 1893 and 29 Mar 1970
Country:unknown
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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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:unknown
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Cassandra
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:21894
Source:Vera Brittain
Editor:n/a
Title:Testament of Youth
Place of Publication:Great Britain
Date of Publication:1978
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Page:454
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth, (Great Britain, 1978), p. 454, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21894, accessed: 18 July 2024
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