Evidence: | 'She is a woman of the artisan class, aged about 35. She was dressed in a brown coat with a fur collar, and had a scarf on her head. With her she brought two blankets, two cushions, some sweets and a book. She came with a man of 35, presumably her husband, and another of 50. At first she lay on the bench in the position marked 6 in the diagram with her head against a case; later she lay on the floor. At first she read, but by 10 o'clock she put the book away. Until one o'clock
she lay doing nothing, twice falling asleep for a few minutes but both times waking up again soon.' |
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Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Sep 1940 and 30 Sep 1940 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | evening | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London other location: bomb shelter |
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Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | anon |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 1905 |
Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
Occupation: | unknown |
Religion: | unknown |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | unknown |
Title: | unknown |
Genre: | Unknown |
Form of Text: | Print: Book, Unknown |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)