Record Number: 28100
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In the "Sunday Times" for September 12th, a letter of protest from Dame Marie Tempest had coincided with another from G., who described the contrasting practice of the Spaniards in the Civil War.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:12 Sep 1939
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:29 Dec 1893
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
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:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[letter published in the "Sunday "Times"]
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper, Unknown
Publication Details12 September 1939
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:28100
Source:Vera Brittain
Editor:n/a
Title:Testament of Experience
Place of Publication:Great Britain
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:222
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience (Great Britain, 1980), p. 222, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28100, accessed: 02 May 2024
Additional Comments:
Vera Brittain does not make it clear whether the letter from G., her husband George Catlin, was written to her or to the newspaper. Both letters commented on the Government's decision to close theatres and cinemas on the outbreak of war.