Record Number: 33458
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Have been reading a book in the modern manner about Moses. Cannot help but see a parallel between Churchill and Moses — and between us and the Children of Israel. In our worst moments we do resemble that very tiresome people. They nearly drove Moses dotty ...'
Century:1900-1945
Date:6 Dec 1942
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
county: Middlesex
specific address: 79 Ladbroke Road
(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:1 Jan 1901
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Social worker
Religion:Church of England
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 Story of Moses
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Oxford University Press, 1936
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:33458
Source:Vere Hodgson
Editor:n/a
Title:Few Eggs and No Oranges: A Diary Showing how Unimportant People in London and Birmingham Lived through the War Years, 1940-45, Written in the Notting Hill Area of London
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1999
Vol:n/a
Page:334
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Vere Hodgson, Few Eggs and No Oranges: A Diary Showing how Unimportant People in London and Birmingham Lived through the War Years, 1940-45, Written in the Notting Hill Area of London, (London, 1999), p. 334, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33458, accessed: 25 November 2024
Additional Comments:
There are several other possible books about Moses which may be referred to here rather than this one.
