Record Number: 22725

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'During our Oxford years the works to which she turned most frequently were Shakepeare's "Richard II", Raleigh's "Discovery of Guiana", Milton's "Areopagitica", the writings of John Wyclif, Blake's "Minor Prophecies", and the plays of Bernard Shaw.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Oct 1919 and 31 Dec 1921

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Oxford
county: Oxfordshire

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:

Winifred Holtby

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1898

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

William Shakespeare

Title:

Richard II

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

22725

Source:

Print

Author:

Vera Brittain

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Testament of Friendship

Place of Publication:

Great Britain

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

n/a

Page:

97

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Vera Brittain, Testament of Friendship, (Great Britain, 1980), p. 97, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22725, accessed: 21 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

Other authors and titles listed in quotation.