Record Number: 27766

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'My diary for October 5th, 1932, recorded the impression made upon me by the writer whose "Modern Utopia" had been a beacon light of my schooldays:'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1905 and 31 Dec 1913

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Vera Brittain

Age:

Child (0-17)

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Herbert George Wells

Title:

Modern Utopia

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1905

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

27766

Source:

Print

Author:

Vera Brittain

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Testament of Experience

Place of Publication:

Great Britain

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

n/a

Page:

81

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience (Great Britain, 1980), p. 81, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=27766, accessed: 16 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

Vera Brittain goes on to quote the extract from her diary.