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Record Number: 28093


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'He did not mention that as a prisoner he himself had written an autobiography, of which H. N. Brailsford was to comment in the "New Statesman" the following May: "This book ... is the most vital contribution that any Indian has yet made to political literature."'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Until: 31 May 1936

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Henry Noel Brailsford

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

25 Dec 1873

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Journalist

Religion:

n/a

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:

Jawaharlal Nehru

Title:

Towards Freedom

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

28093

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:

141

Additional Comments:

Vera Brittain is referring to Jawaharlal Nehru in this extract.

Citation:

Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience (Great Britain, 1980), p. 141, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28093, accessed: 02 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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