Record Number: 26745

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Transcript of interview: 'There’s a bit in my diary about Forever Amber which was notorious. My mother surprisingly read it first and let me read it. But my great friend Jean’s mother dropped it in the incinerator. Anyway, we all read Forever Amber which circulated round.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1938 and 31 Dec 1945

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Hilary Spalding

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

4 Sep 1927

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

child

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Kathleen Windsor

Title:

Forever Amber

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)
borrowed from a friend

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Source Information:

Record ID:

26745

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

Transcript of interview with Mrs Hilary Adams, aged 81 (2008) carried out by RED research fellow. For further information and permission to quote this material, contact the Reading Experience Database (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/contacts.php),

Citation:

Transcript of interview with Mrs Hilary Adams, aged 81 (2008) carried out by RED research fellow. For further information and permission to quote this material, contact the Reading Experience Database (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/contacts.php), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=26745, accessed: 20 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None