Record Number: 7066
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Finished all my prep so indulged in a little fiction reading - "The Headmistress" - very light & witty.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:8 Feb 1945
Country:England
Timeevening
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:Headmistress, The
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:7066
Source:Manuscript
Author:Hilary Spalding
Title:MS Diary 1945
Location:Private collection of Mrs Hilary Adams
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:n/a
Additional Information:
Diary entry for 8 Feb 1945
Citation:
Hilary Spalding, MS Diary 1945, Private collection of Mrs Hilary Adams, n/a, n/a, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7066, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None