| Evidence: | 'Those 2 poems of Masefield's are very good....Poetry counteracts the deadening influence a good deal....I am reading "The Loom of Youth" in bits....It is very good and it is very true even if slightly exaggerated....' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1917 and 22 Dec 1917 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Italy | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city other location |
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| Reader: | Edward Brittain |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | soldier |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Italy |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | John Masefield |
| Title: | The Loom of Youth |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 21780 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Vera Brittain | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Testament of Youth | |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain | |
| Date of Publication: | 1978 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 397-398 | |
| Additional comments: | Quotation taken from a letter dated 22 December 1917 written by Edward Brittain to Vera Brittain. |
| Citation: | Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth (Great Britain, 1978), p. 397-398, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=21780, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| Edward Brittain was serving as a soldier in Italy when he wrote this letter to Vera. He was about three years younger than his sister. |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)