Record Number: 28439
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'These included excerpts from the "News Chronicle" and "Manchester Guardian", which reported that a so-called "article" of mine on saturation bombing, supported by a signed statement from twenty-eight Protestant "leaders of opinion", had created a "furore" in the United States, and had even inspired three and a half columns of adverse criticism in the "New York Times".'
Century:1900-1945
Date:From: 10 Mar 1944
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Allum Green, New Forest
county: Hampshire
(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:Manchester Guardian
Genre:History, Reference / General works, newspaper reports on the reception of "Massacre by Bombing"
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailspublished before March 10th 1944
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:28439
Source:Vera Brittain
Editor:n/a
Title:Testament of Experience
Place of Publication:Great Britain
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:331
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience, (Great Britain, 1980), p. 331, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28439, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Vera Brittain states that she received a bunch of press clippings, including these extracts, on March 10th, 1944.