Record Number: 23643

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'But it was in a "Good Housekeeping" article on "How to Enjoy Bad Health" that she quoted the remarks with which he prefaced his announcement that she could not hope to live for more than two years.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Apr 1932 and 30 Apr 1932

Country:

unknown

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Vera Brittain

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Winifred Holtby

Title:

Good Housekeeping magazine "How to Enjoy Bad Health"

Genre:

Medicine

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

23643

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:

329

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Vera Brittain, Testament of Friendship, (Great Britain, 1980), p. 329, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23643, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

Vera Brittain refers to Winifred Holtby's visit to her specialist in London, when she accompanied her. A footnote adds that this article was republished in "Pavements at Anderby", written by Winifred, as "Machiavelli in the Sickroom".