Record Number: 4929
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'V.S. Pritchett's "popular educator" was the literary section of the Christian Science Monitor: "It was imbued with that unembarrassed seriousness about learning things which gives American life its tedium but also a moral charm".'
Century:1900-1945
Date:unknown
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:16 Dec 1900
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:son of itinerant salesman
Religion:n/a
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:Christian Science Monitor
Genre:Other religious, Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4929
Source:Jonathan Rose
Editor:n/a
Title:The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes
Place of Publication:New Haven
Date of Publication:2001
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Page:355
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Jonathan Rose, The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes, (New Haven, 2001), p. 355, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4929, accessed: 30 September 2024
Additional Comments:
See V.S. Pritchett, 'A Cab at the Door' (London, 1968) pp. 161-2.