Record Number: 28285

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Main page reviews in the "Observer", "Reynolds News" and the "Sunday Chronicle", and a warm tribute in the "Yorkshire Post" to both Winifred and the book on publication day, counteracted a colder douche from the "Times Literary Supplement".'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1940 and 31 Jan 1940

Country:

England

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:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Reviews in the "Observer," "Reynold's News," "Sunday Chronicle," "Yorkshire Post" and "TLS."

Genre:

literary reviews

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

1940

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

28285

Source:

Print

Author:

Vera Brittain

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Testament of Experience

Place of Publication:

Great Britain

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

n/a

Page:

228

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience, (Great Britain, 1980), p. 228, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28285, accessed: 29 September 2024

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Additional Comments:

The reviews relate to the publication of Vera Brittain's book "Testament of Friendship". It was published by Macmillan and she states that Harold Macmillan gave a celebratory luncheon for her on New Year's Day 1940.