Record Number: 28451
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'On May 5th the U.S. Forces' newspaper, "The Stars and Stripes", quoted a description by British war prisoners of this fourteen-hour attack.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:From: 5 May 1945
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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:The Stars and Stripes
Genre:Politics, current affairs
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Details1945
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:28451
Source:Vera Brittain
Editor:n/a
Title:Testament of Experience
Place of Publication:Great Britain
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:352
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience, (Great Britain, 1980), p. 352, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28451, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Vera Brittain goes on to quote from this description.