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Record 28405

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'Here I read the three-year-old newspapers which described the unusual murder trial, and studied a "background" book, "The Neuroses in War", published by the Tavistock Clinic, for the psychology of my chief character.'
Century: 1900-1945
Date: Between 1 Aug 1942 and 31 Nov 1942
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: near Cheddar Gorge
county: Somerset
other location: 'a small hotel'
   
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:Vera Brittain
Age Adult (18-100+)
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, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Emanuel Miller
Title: The Neuroses in War
Genre: Textbook / self-education, Medicine, Reference / General works
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: London: Macmillan, 1940.
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 28405  
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: 308
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience (Great Britain, 1980), p. 308, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28405, accessed: 18 April 2024

Additional comments:

Vera Brittain also states that she read newspapers.

 

 

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