Record Number: 6770
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Read "The Count of Monte Cristo" (abridged which is simply superb. Bought "Song of Bernadette" at last.' NB "Song of Bernadette" appears on the list of 'books read during this year' [1944].
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 21 Apr 1944 and 31 Dec 1944
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:specific address: Casterton School, near Kirkby Lonsdale
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:4 Sep 1927
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:daughter of clergyman, later schoolmistress and Head of English
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Song of Bernadette
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6770
Source:Manuscript
Author:Hilary Spalding
Title:MS Diary 1944
Location:Private Collection of Mrs Hilary Adams
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:n/a
Additional Information:
Diary entry for 21 Apr 1944
Citation:
Hilary Spalding, MS Diary 1944, Private Collection of Mrs Hilary Adams, n/a, n/a, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6770, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
This was at least the second reading of "Song of Bernadette"; Spalding also records reading in in 1943.